on the face of the earth

on the face of the earth

1. Synonym of in the world.

Used as an intensifier after superlative adjectives.

• off the face of the earth
• from the face of the earth

• “on the face of the earth” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “on the face of the earth”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “on the face of the earth” (US) / “on the face of the earth” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.