in heaven's name
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) An intensifier used with questions.
- What in heaven's name are you doing?
- Who in heaven's name told you to do that?
- Where in heaven's name are my darn shoes?
- seeSynonyms en
- French: au nom du ciel, pour l'amour du ciel
- Italian: in nome del cielo
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