on the face of the earth
English
Usage notes
Used as an intensifier after superlative adjectives.
Further reading
- “on the face of the earth” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “on the face of the earth”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “on the face of the earth” (US) / “on the face of the earth” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
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