"off the face of the earth" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Used to emphasize the state of cessation, destruction, termination, etc. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: the face of the earth Related terms: on the face of the earth Translations (Translations): fra jordens overflade (Danish), jäljetön (jäljettömiin) (Finnish), kuin tuhka tuuleen (Finnish), pois maailmankartalta (Finnish), დედამიწის პირიდან (dedamic̣is ṗiridan) (Georgian), დედამიწის პირიდან აღგვა (dedamic̣is ṗiridan aɣgva) (english: full meaning with wiping off) (Georgian), პირისაგან მიწისა (ṗirisagan mic̣isa) (english: slightly archaic) (Georgian), აღგვა პირისაგან მიწისა (aɣgva ṗirisagan mic̣isa) (english: slightly archaic) (Georgian), pod ziemię (Polish), från jordens yta (Swedish)
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