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Leobroun Posted 6 years ago
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" I'd give the earth to see their faces when they discover who your father-in-law is."
question: what does the 'give the earth' mean?
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leobroun question: what does the 'give the earth' mean? It is a variation on these expressions: I'd give my eye teeth to... I'd give a fortune to...
- leobroun question: what does the 'give the earth' mean?
- It is a variation on these expressions: I'd give my eye teeth to...
- I'd give a fortune to...
- I'd give anything to...
- I'd give my right arm to...
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leobrounquestion: what does the 'give the earth' mean?
It is a variation on these expressions:
I'd give my eye teeth to...
I'd give a fortune to...
I'd give anything to...
I'd give my right arm to...
It means that you are so keen on this experience that you would go to extremes to actually see or do it.
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