Expressions (A–Z)
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“The bowels of the earth”
Figuratively: from the depths of the earth; deep within the ground.
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A
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A foreign land / Foreign climes
A place of exile; a land belonging to another nation. The opposite of homeland.
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As if the earth swallowed him up
See: "The earth swallowed him."
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C
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Cropland
Agricultural land that produces a crop.
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D
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Disputed land
A territory over which there is a dispute concerning ownership or control.
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L
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Land of Nod
See: "Land of Nod".
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M
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man of the soil
farmer; peasant; tiller of the ground.
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Mother Earth
Figuratively: the ground. The soil of planet Earth from which all living beings...
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N
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Native land / Homeland
See: "Native land" / "Homeland".
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Ownerless land
Land that does not belong to anyone.
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