mankind

God's gift to mankind

1. Something or someone that is considered a benefit to all of mankind. Artistic expression is truly God's gift to mankind. Jonathan has such an inflated ego, like he's God's gift to mankind or something.
2. Someone who is or is considered to be extremely attractive and/or irresistible to men. Walking down the red carpet in a stunning black dress, she looked like God's gift to mankind.
See also: gift, mankind

one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

A phrase typically said in reference to a breakthrough or advancement of some kind. Astronaut Neil Armstrong famously said the phrase in 1969 when he became the first person to set foot on the moon. I think the self-driving car will be one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. When we find a cure for this illness, it will be one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
See also: giant, leap, mankind, one, small, step
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • God's gift to mankind
  • God's gift to man
  • if looks could kill
  • if looks could kill...
  • look daggers at, to
  • in name
  • in (someone's or something's) name
  • God's own gift to (something)
  • for heaven's/Pete's/pity's sake
  • in God's name
References in periodicals archive
For Shelley as for William Blake, mankind suffers because it has fallen into division.
Prometheus Unbound
From eon to eon, from era to era, mankind has dramatically grown towards the light in terms of knowledge, mobility, communications, agriculture, and manufacturing industry.
Swinging back and forth
Whether it be through the threads of our separate cultural developments, our own religions, our own acceptance of philosophies, reasoning and education, our determination of norms and values -- when those threads are united in a common bond of kinship and respect, mankind as a whole has benefited.
Moon landing showed what is possible
Positive research was necessary for progress and the world could only progress if science was used for development and progress of mankind, he added.
VC KU emphasizes importance of science for welfare of mankind
Ian McNicholl, a domestic abuse survivor and ambassador of the ManKind Initiative, said: "When people hear it being referred to as that, they associate it with legislation brought in to help protect women.
Charity in Clare's Law plea for men
The last day of the traditional octave or eight days of prayer and daily consecration to the Father of All Mankind, that began last Sunday, July 29, will be held tomorrow.
Feast of God, the Father of All Mankind
Technology certainly has given way to an improved lifestyle and contributed towards the growth of economies; however, the amount of damage it has done to the environment as well as the mankind is a cause of serious concern.
Dissipated use of technology
Gadot said it does not make any sense why Diana - whose mission is to save mankind - would ever abandon them.
Gal Gadot Admits 'Batman V Superman' Storyline Was Wrong
Arjun Juneja joined New Delhi-based Mankind Pharma in 2008 after completing his Bachelor of Business Management from the University of Bradford and MBA from the University of Strathclyde, UK.
Billion dreams
This event leads to the world of "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided."
To sneak quietly in a world of sound and fury
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Thrills, spills and skills; Game of the week
US Government Is to Make Up for Injustice They Perpetrated against Mankind: Jazayeri Jazayeri recalled targeting Iranian passenger plane in July 3, 1988 by US, a historical shame on the US administration of ex-president Ronald Reagan
US Government Is to Make Up for Injustice They Perpetrated against Mankind: Jazayeri
Plato tells a story, familiar to most of us, of how tools and abilities were distributed to all the animals, fangs and claws and stingers, yet all of these gifts were gone when mankind reached the head of the line.
Beyond 120: Are We Finally Getting Older Slower?
The title of this presentation contains two important elements or poles: first, mankind, and second, creation.
Mankind and the order of creation
A genetic virus, engineered to spread infertility across mankind, threatens the very basis of the growth of mankind - giving birth.
New technology the root cause of future threats: Stephen Hawking