how in heaven's name

how in heaven's name
how/​who/​what etc in heaven’s name spoken phrase
used for strongly emphasizing a question

Where in heaven’s name did you get that hat?

Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym
Main entry: heaven

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • what in heaven's name — how/​who/​what etc in heaven’s name spoken phrase used for strongly emphasizing a question Where in heaven’s name did you get that hat? Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: heaven …   Useful english dictionary

  • who in heaven's name — how/​who/​what etc in heaven’s name spoken phrase used for strongly emphasizing a question Where in heaven’s name did you get that hat? Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: heaven …   Useful english dictionary

  • in heaven's name — of all possible things. What in heaven s name are we doing here? Usage notes: usually used with why, what, where, or how …   New idioms dictionary

  • heaven — heav|en [ hevn ] noun ** 1. ) Heaven the place where God is believed to live. Some people believe that good people go to Heaven when they die, and bad people go to Hell: Christians believe that Jesus ascended into Heaven. a ) LITERARY God, or God …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • heaven */*/ — UK [ˈhev(ə)n] / US noun 1) a) Heaven the place where God is believed to live. Some people believe that good people go to Heaven when they die and bad people go to Hell Christians believe that Jesus ascended into Heaven. b) literary God or God s… …   English dictionary

  • heaven — heav|en S3 [ˈhevən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place of god)¦ 2¦(enjoyable situation)¦ 3 for heaven s sake 4 heaven (only) knows 5 heaven help somebody 6 heaven forbid 7 what/how/why etc in heaven s name 8 the heavens 9 move heaven and earth ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Heaven Is Here — Infobox Single Name = Heaven Is Here Cover size = Border = Caption = Artist = Sarah Brightman Album = Fly A side = B side = Released = 1995 Format = CD Recorded = 1994 Genre = Operatic pop Length = Label = East West Records Writer = Frank… …   Wikipedia

  • heaven — [[t]he̱vən[/t]] ♦♦♦ heavens 1) N PROPER In some religions, heaven is said to be the place where God lives, where good people go when they die, and where everyone is always happy. It is usually imagined as being high up in the sky. I believed that …   English dictionary

  • name — name1 [ neım ] noun *** 1. ) count a word or set of words by which a person or thing is usually known: My name is Judith Kramer. Please write your name, address, and telephone number on the list. name of: What s the name of this flower? name for …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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