- no earthly reason
- no earthly reasonno conceivable reason. •
There is no earthly reason for your rude behavior.
•I can think of no earthly reason why the repairs should cost so much.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
no earthly reason
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no earthly reason — n. no conceivable reason. □ There is no earthly reason for your behavior. □ I can think of no earthly reason why the repairs should cost so much … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
earthly — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the earth or human life on the earth. 2) material; worldly. 3) informal used for emphasis; there was no earthly reason to rush. DERIVATIVES earthliness noun … English terms dictionary
earthly — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)θli[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Earthly means happening in the material world of our life on earth and not in any spiritual life or life after death. ...the need to confront evil during the earthly life... They lived in an earthly paradise. 2)… … English dictionary
reason — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 cause/motive/justification; explanation of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ cogent, good, sound, strong ▪ compelling, convincing ▪ plausible … Collocations dictionary
earthly — earth|ly [ˈə:θli US ˈə:rθli] adj 1.) no earthly reason/use etc no reason, use etc at all ▪ I see no earthly reason why he shouldn t come. 2.) [only before noun] literary connected with life on Earth rather than in heaven ▪ our earthly pleasures ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
earthly — adjective 1 no earthly reason/use/solution etc no reason, use etc at all: There seemed to be no earthly reason for his strange behaviour. 2 (only before noun) literary connected with life on Earth rather than in heaven: our earthly pleasures … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
earthly — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. characteristic of or belonging to this earth b. relating to the human race s actual life on this earth 2. possible < there is no earthly reason for such behavior > • earthliness noun Synonym … New Collegiate Dictionary
earthly — UK [ˈɜː(r)θlɪ] / US [ˈɜrθlɪ] adjective Word forms earthly : adjective earthly comparative earthlier superlative earthliest 1) used for giving emphasis to negative statements or to questions It s no earthly use talking to him. There s no earthly… … English dictionary
earthly — adj. 1 of the earth or human life on earth; terrestrial. 2 (usu. with neg.) colloq. remotely possible or conceivable (is no earthly use; there wasn t an earthly reason). Phrases and idioms: not an earthly colloq. no chance whatever. Derivatives:… … Useful english dictionary
earthly — earth|ly [ ɜrθli ] adjective 1. ) used for giving emphasis to negative statements or to questions: There s no earthly reason why we should pay their expenses. It s no earthly use talking to him. 2. ) LITERARY relating to life on earth rather than … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
earthly — adjective (earthlier, earthliest) 1》 relating to the earth or human life on the earth. ↘material; worldly. 2》 [with negative] informal used for emphasis: there was no earthly reason to rush. Phrases not stand (or have) an earthly Brit.… … English new terms dictionary
