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ends of the earth, the
Idioms and Phrases
The utmost limit, as in She would go to the ends of the earth for him . This usage was once literal (referring to the farthest reaches of the planet) but now is used only figuratively.Example Sentences
“We will pursue to the ends of the earth the ruthless perpetrators behind the dastardly crime until every killer is brought to justice and put behind bars,” he said in a statement.
The government vowed to “pursue to the ends of the earth the ruthless perpetrators,” presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said.
Duterte’s office vowed earlier to “pursue to the ends of the earth” the perpetrators of the attack.
“We will pursue to the ends of the earth the ruthless perpetrators behind this dastardly crime until every killer is brought to justice and put behind bars. The law will give them no mercy,” the office of President Rodrigo Duterte said in Manila.
"We will pursue to the ends of the earth the ruthless perpetrators behind this dastardly crime until every killer is brought to justice and put behind bars. The law will give them no mercy," the office of President Rodrigo Duterte said in Manila.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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