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on earth and in creation; in the world

Fig. really; indeed; in fact. (Used as an intensifier after who, what, when, where, how.) What on earth do you mean?' How in creation do you expect me to do that? Who in the world do you think you are?

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90-105) For ere this the tribes of men lived on earth remote and free from ills and hard toil and heavy sickness which bring the Fates upon men; for in misery men grow old quickly. Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context I never dreamed of it then as I watched; no one on earth dreamed of that unerring missile. The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context Springing to my feet I received my first Martian surprise, for the effort, which on Earth would have brought me standing upright, carried me into the Martian air to the height of about three yards. A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context			on approval on automatic pilot on balance on behalf of on bended knee on best behavior on board on borrowed time on Broadway on call on campus on case on cloud nine on coat-tails on consignment on course on credit on cue on dangerous ground on dead center on deathbed on deck on demand on doorstep on duty on earth on easy street on edge on end on everyone's lips on feet on file on fire on foot on good side on good terms on guard on hand on head on head be it on heels on high on high horse on hobbyhorse on hold on honor on horseback on ice on impulse on its feet on its last legs			On Demand Professional Services On demand rich media On demand rich media On demand rich media On Demand Secure Byzantine Routing On Demand Workplace On Device Portal on die On Disk Structure On Dit on dits On Dock on doorstep on doorstep on doorstep on draft on draft on draft on draft on draft On draught on duty on duty on duty on duty on duty on duty On Duty Patrol Service, Inc On Duty Social Worker On Eagles' Wings on earth On Earth Peace Assembly on easy street on edge on edge on edge on edge on edge on end on end on end on end on end On Escalation On Escalation On Escalation On Est Tous Responsables On even ground On even keel on even terms on every corner on every corner on every corner on every corner on every corner on everyone's lips On Examination on faith on familiar terms on feet on feet

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