TO BE ON ANOTHER PLANET

Meaning of TO BE ON ANOTHER PLANET in English

to be on another planet | what ˈplanet is sb on?

( informal , humorous ) used to suggest that sb's ideas are not realistic or practical :

He thinks being a father is easy. What planet is he on?

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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PLANET — I Any large body orbiting the Sun or another star (see planets of other stars ); comet s, asteroid s, …
Английский словарь Британика
PLANET — I. ˈplanə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English planete, from Old French, from Late Latin planeta, modification …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANOTHER — I. əˈnəthə(r), aˈn- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from an + other 1. : different or distinct from the one first …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLANET — /plan"it/ , n. 1. Astron. a. Also called major planet . any of the nine large heavenly bodies revolving about …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANOTHER — /euh nudh"euhr/ , adj. 1. being one more or more of the same; further; additional: another piece of cake. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANOTHER — I. ə-ˈnə-thər also a- or ā- adjective Date: 12th century 1. : different or distinct from the one first considered …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLANET — noun Etymology: Middle English planete, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin planeta, modification of Greek planēt-, planēs, literally, wanderer, from planasthai …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLANET — noun a star, as influencing the fate of a men. 2. planet ·noun a celestial body which revolves about the …
Webster English vocab
ANOTHER — pron & ·adj not the same; different. 2. another ·pron & ·adj any or some; any different person, indefinitely; any …
Webster English vocab
PLANET — [plan.et] n [ME planete, fr. OF, fr. LL planeta, modif. of Gk planet-, planes, lit., wanderer, fr. planasthai to wander--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANOTHER — [an.oth.er] adj (12c) 1: different or distinct from the one first considered "the same scene viewed from ~ angle" 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLANET — (Greek planetes, wanderers), any body (except a comet, meteoroid, or satellite) revolving in an orbit around the Sun or around …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLANET — planet BrE AmE ˈplæn ɪt § \ -ət ▷ planet|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANOTHER — another BrE AmE ə ˈnʌð ə AmE \ - ə r —There is also an occasional emphatic form ˌeɪ- ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLANET — / ˈplænɪt; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a large round object in space that moves around a star …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANOTHER — / əˈnʌðə(r); NAmE / determiner , pronoun 1. one more; an extra thing or person : Would you like another …
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PLANET — plan ‧ et W3 /ˈplænət, ˈplænɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: planete …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANOTHER — an ‧ oth ‧ er S1 W1 /əˈnʌðə $ -ər/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun 1 . ADDITIONAL one more …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLANET — n. 1 a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star; the earth. 2 esp. Astrol. hist. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANOTHER — adj. & pron. --adj. 1 an additional; one more (have another cake; after another six months). 2 a person like …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLANET — n. 1 a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star; the earth. 2 esp. Astrol. hist. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANOTHER — adj. & pron. adj. 1 an additional; one more (have another cake; after another six months). 2 a person like …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLANET — n.1 a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star; the earth. 2 esp. Astrol. hist. a celestial …
Oxford English vocab
ANOTHER — adj. & pron. --adj. 1. an additional; one more (have another cake; after another six months). 2 a person like …
Oxford English vocab
PLANET — ( planets) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. A planet is a large, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANOTHER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Another thing or person means an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANOTHER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Another thing or person means an …
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PLANET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a distant planet/galaxy/star ▪ They saw telescope images of the distant planet Neptune. destroy the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANOTHER — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a second chance/another chance ▪ The interview went badly, so I didn’t think they would …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLANET — [noun] [C] - an extremely large round mass of rock and metal, such as Earth, or of gas, such as …
Cambridge English vocab
ANOTHER — (DIFFERENT) [determiner], [pronoun] - a different (person or thing)She's ditched that dreadful boyfriend of hers and found herself another (one).Do …
Cambridge English vocab
PLANET — n. Planet X planets of other stars extrasolar planets
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLANET — n. Any large body orbiting the Sun or another star (see planets of other stars ); comet s, asteroid s, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLANET — n. Supposed distant planet of the solar system , hypothesized on the basis of calculations of effects on the orbits …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLANET — Synonyms and related words : Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, Uranus, Venus, asteroid, globe, inferior planet, major planet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANOTHER — Synonyms and related words : accessory, added, additional, ancillary, autre chose, auxiliary, collateral, contributory, different story, different thing, else, extra, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANOTHER — See: DANCE TO ANOTHER TUNE.
Slang English vocab
PLANET — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ distant ▪ alien , unknown ▪ inner , outer ▪ the outer ~s of our solar system …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PLANET — • ↑ the planet
Longman Activator English vocab
ANOTHER — INDEX: 1. one more of the same kind RELATED WORDS see also ↑ MORE ↑ ADD ↑ DIFFERENT ◆◆◆ 1. …
Longman Activator English vocab
ANOTHER — See ↑ ANOTHER 1, ↑ DIFFERENT 5, ↑ MORE 1, ↑ NEW 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ and another thing
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PLANET — n. 25B6; noun CELESTIAL BODY, heavenly body, satellite, moon, earth, asteroid, planetoid; poetic/literary orb. See list. Planets and Their Satellites …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANOTHER — adj. 25B6; determiner have another drink : ONE MORE, a further, an additional; an extra, a spare. she left him …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLANET — noun BAD : I was born in a little planet in outer space. GOOD : I was born on a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ANOTHER — pronoun 1 BAD : Rio has another important sights such as the famous football stadium. GOOD : Rio has other …
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PLANET — сущ. мир, планета; перен. светило, источник света (о чем-л. или ком-л. важном, имеющем влияние) major (minor) planets ≈ большие (малые) …
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
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ANOTHER — мест.; неопред. 1) еще один Another cup of tea? ≈ Хотите еще чашку чаю? Another fugitive was Richard Goodenough. ≈ …
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PLANET — planet.ogg _I ʹplænıt n 1> планета primary planet - планета солнечной системы secondary planet - спутник планеты major minor planets …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BE — be.ogg bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма) v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ANOTHER — another.ogg 1. əʹnʌðə a 1. 1> другой, ещё (один) won't you have another cup of coffee? - не хотите ли …
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PLANET — планета, планетарный - inferior planet - inner planet - interior planet - minor planet - outer planet - planet carrier - planet flyby - secondary planet - superior planet
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PLANET — I [ʹplænıt] n 1) планета primary ~ - планета солнечной системы secondary ~ - спутник планеты major [minor] ~s - …
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PLANET — _I ʹplænıt n 1> планета primary planet - планета солнечной системы secondary planet - спутник планеты major minor planets - …
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ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
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BE — v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. ед. ч. am, 3-е л. ед. ч. …
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