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why in God's name

idiom

used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning question.


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  1. 01

    big name

    A widely-known reputation, especially one that is favorable.

  2. 02

    call someone every name in the book

    To call someone many abusive names.

  3. 03

    God's eye

    A decorative diamond-shaped item woven from yarn, associated with Mexican and Central and South American Native American peoples.

  4. 04

    God's gift

    Said of someone with an inflated sense of self-importance, or (occasionally) something that is overvalued.

  5. 05

    God's gift to men

    Someone irresistible to men: someone whom all men find attractive; (often) someone ironically described as such.

  6. 06

    God's gift to women

    Someone irresistible to women: someone whom all women find attractive; (often) someone ironically described as such.

  7. 07

    God's green earth

    The world.

  8. 08

    God's honest truth

    Unquestionable, absolute truth.

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