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earth | Earth |
| at the end of the earth adv | (in a distant place, remote country) | في آخر الدنيا |
| come down to earth v | figurative (become realistic) | يصبح واقعياً أو حقيقياً |
| | Hey! Come down to earth: you know you won't ever get that car! |
| down to earth, down-to-earth adj | (sensible, pragmatic) | مدرك، عملي، واقعي |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is adj before a noun |
| | Marilyn is a very down-to-earth person, she will be a great asset in the coming crisis. |
| down to earth, down-to-earth adv | (to reality or realisation) | واقعي |
| | Telling my wife that I was broke brought her quickly back down to earth and stopped her spending sprees. |
| earth metals npl | (metallic minerals) | معادن الأرض |
| earth science n | (geosciences: geography, geology, etc.) | علوم الأرض |
| heaven and earth n | (the whole universe) | العالم بأسره |
| | The chief inspector vowed he would move heaven and earth to bring the killers to justice. |
| heaven on earth n | (having every earthly good) | جنة الحياة |
| | This seaside vacation has been heaven on earth. |
| mother earth n | (Planet Earth) | الأرض، الكرة الأرضية |
| move heaven and earth v | figurative (do everything in one's power) | يبذل قصارى جهده |
| | If I could I would move heaven and earth to make him well again. |
| | I will move heaven and earth to achieve my goals. |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | لا شيء على الأرض |
| | Nothing on earth can keep me from the man I love. |
| | Nothing on earth will persuade me to talk in front of an audience. |
| on earth adv | (on this planet) | على الأرض |
| | There's nothing else like it on earth! |
| on earth adv | (in this life) | في الحياة |
| | While I'm still on this earth, I plan to take care of my garden and my grandchildren. |
| return to the earth v | (die and be buried) | يموت |
| salt of the earth n | figurative (good or decent person) | شخص لطيب ومحترم |
| | He's the salt of the earth and would help anyone who asked him. |
| salt of the earth npl | figurative (good or decent people) | أشخاص محترمون |
| scorched earth n | (military policy: destroying enemy crops) | الأرض المحروقة |
| scorched earth policy n | (military: destruction of enemy crops) | سياسة الأرض المحروقة |
| | General Sherman initiated a scorched earth policy on his march to the sea through Georgia. |
| scum of the earth n | slang, pejorative (despicable person) | شخص خسيس |
| | You can't be serious about marrying him – he's the scum of the earth! |
| scum of the earth npl | slang, pejorative (despicable people) | أشخاص جديرون بالإزدراء |
| | Some people consider tax collectors the scum of the earth. |
| to the end of the earth, to the ends of the earth adv | figurative (to any or every place) | إلى آخر مكان على الأرض |
| | My love is boundless! - I'll follow you to the ends of the earth! |
| what on earth interj | informal (expressing incomprehension) | ما هذا؟ للتعبير عن عدم الاستيعاب |
| | What on earth are you trying to do coming in yelling at me? |
| what on earth pron | informal (what) | ماذا؟ |
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