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kingdom come

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kingdom come

 
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–noun
1. the next world; the hereafter; heaven.
2. Informal. a place or future time seemingly very remote: You could keep it up till kingdom come.
Origin:
1775–85; extracted from the phrase Thy kingdom come in the Lord's Prayer
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kingdom come  
n.   Informal

  1. The next world: a bomb that could blow us to kingdom come.

  2. The end of time: You can complain till kingdom come, but it won't help.


[From the phrase thy kingdom come in the Lord's Prayer.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Cultural Dictionary

kingdom come

The next world; the afterlife: “The superpowers have enough nuclear warheads to blow the entire world to kingdom come.” An allusion to the Lord's Prayer: “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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