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what in the world
Idioms and Phrases
see under on earth .Example Sentences
Carter, a Southern Baptist Sunday-school teacher, replied that, yes, he was âborn again,â thereby sending a legion of journalists from outside the Bible belt to their Rolodexes to figure out what in the world he was talking about.
I was like, "What in the world?"
Although she said that she understood that the Sheriffâs Department is dealing with bigger issues, and that the deputies who used a cat for target practice arenât representative of the department as a whole, she remains troubled by the shooters: âIf they treat a little animal with such disrespect, what in the world are they doing with people?â
So what in the world of conceivable interventions could John Roberts, the institutionalist, take?
âAnd I was like, âWhat in the world is going on?â
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