The difference between Dickens and On earth


Dickens is also noun with the meaning: the devil.

On earth is also phrase with the meaning: expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative word.

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  1. Dickens as a noun (euphemistic):

    The devil.

    Examples:

    "She can go to the dickens for what she said."

    "You scared the dickens out of me."

  2. Dickens as a noun:

    In the phrase the dickens ().

    Examples:

    "Why the dickens did he do that?"

    "We had the dickens of a row."

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