wipe something off the face of the earth

wipe (someone or something) off the face of the earth

To totally eliminate, eradicate, or destroy someone or something. The president vowed to wipe these terrorist scumbags off the face of the earth. Through our vaccination efforts, we've been able to wipe polio off the face of the earth.

wipe something off the ˌface of the ˈearth

(also wipe something off the ˈmap) completely destroy something: If a meteor hit us, whole cities would be wiped off the face of the earth. The fall in prices wiped a lot of small businesses off the map.

See also: earth, face, of, off, something, wipe

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释义	wipe something off the face of the earth wipe (someone or something) off the face of the earth To totally eliminate, eradicate, or destroy someone or something. The president vowed to wipe these terrorist scumbags off the face of the earth. Through our vaccination efforts, we've been able to wipe polio off the face of the earth. See also: earth, face, of, off, wipe Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. wipe something off the ˌface of the ˈearth (also wipe something off the ˈmap) completely destroy something: If a meteor hit us, whole cities would be wiped off the face of the earth. The fall in prices wiped a lot of small businesses off the map. See also: earth, face, of, off, something, wipe Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: wipe (someone or something) off the face of the earth wipe off the face of the earth wipe off the map wipe something off the map wipe (someone or something) off the map wipe (something) off the map take an axe to wipe wipe off wipe down
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