under the sun

under the sun
adverb (or adjective)
: in the world : on earth

hope for decent living under the sun — R.J.Slavin

can study almost anything under the sun — R.M.Hodesh

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under the sun
On earth
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Main Entry:sun

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under the sun phrase
used for emphasizing that something includes a very wide range of things

She can talk about any subject under the sun.

Thesaurus: everything and including everythingsynonym
Main entry: sun

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on earth; in existence (used in expressions emphasizing the large number of something)

they exchanged views on every subject under the sun

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under the sun
— used to emphasize the large number of things that are being mentioned

There is nothing under the sun [=nothing at all] that we cannot do.

We talked about everything under the sun.

She called me every name under the sun.

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Main Entry:sun

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under the ˈsun idiom
used to emphasize that you are talking about a very large number of things

We talked about everything under the sun.

I've been called all the names under the sun!

Main entry:sunidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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