HOW, WHY, WHERE, WHO, ETC. ON EARTH


Meaning of HOW, WHY, WHERE, WHO, ETC. ON EARTH in English

( informal ) used to emphasize the question you are asking when you are surprised or angry or cannot think of an obvious answer :

What on earth are you doing?

How on earth can she afford that?

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.