off the face of the earth
Used to emphasize the state of cessation, destruction, termination, etcUsed to emphasize the state of cessation, destruction, termination, etc.
» Tom seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth.
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1 senses(idiomatic)Used to emphasize the state of cessation, destruction, termination, etc.
Those files were wiped off the face of the earth.
Examples
6 sentencesTom seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth.
He disappeared off the face of the earth.
ruОн исчез с лица земли. — marafon
I will wipe Tom off the face of the earth.
Cities around the world turned off their lights Saturday for Earth Hour.
That people should be wiped off the face of the Earth.
deDas Volk sollte von der Erde getilgt werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
1 languagesDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.