Where in the world...?
where in the world
An emphatic way of forming any statement or question beginning with "where," typically when expressing frustration, anger, irritation, incredulousness, etc. Just where in the world do you think you're going? You've got school in the morning, young lady! We're not going anywhere until I figure out where in the world I left my wallet. I don't know where in the world you got so much money, but there's no way you earned all that just from flipping burgers on the weekends.
See also: world
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Where in the world...?
Inf. Where? (An intensive form of where. See examples for variations.) Where in the world have you been? Where in the world did I put my glasses?
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- where (in) (the) Sam Hill
- Where in Sam Hill?
- Where in the world?
- where on earth
- Where on earth?
- who (in) (the) hell
- who (in) (the) Sam Hill
- Who in the hell?
- who the deuce
- Who the deuce?