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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

On earth

Hi.
I have found two definitions for 'on earth'.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on+earth
Which on is correct?
  

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Many words or idioms have more than one meaning.
The interpretation of the "correct" meaning is simply a matter of context.
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The context is:
What on earth is he doing with his knight (from play winning chess)
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soheil1The context is: What on earth is he doing with his knight (from play winning chess)
used to express great surprise that something could happen or exist
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