| 单词 | like nothing on earth |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike nothing on earth P18. like nothing on earth (and variants): extremely strange or outlandish; extraordinary, esp. in an unpleasant or wretched way; inconceivably awful. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > abnormal [phrase] like nothing on earth1861 from outer space1961 clockwork orange1963 1861 Mrs. H. Wood East Lynne II. xvi. 208 The nondescript shawl, which, to crown its other virtues, was finished off with jagged fringe; and the unsightly head-dress that was like nothing on earth! 1910 P. G. Wodehouse Psmith in City xviii. 158 Master Edward Waller..in frocks, looking like a gargoyle;..in sailor suit, looking like nothing on earth. 1923 A. Christie Murder on Links xxvi. 286 She looked like nothing on God's earth. 1942 P. Larkin Let. 13 Dec. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 49 I've had a day or so in bed feeling like nothing on earth..no appetite etc. 1974 M. G. Eberhart Danger Money (1975) iv. 39 ‘What's he like?’ ‘Nothing on earth... I wouldn't trust him with a nickel.’ 1993 Brit. Med. Jrnl. (BNC) 9 Jan. 136 It looks like smoked salmon and tastes like nothing on earth. < as lemmas |
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