"off the face of the earth" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

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  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)
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