Browse phrases beginning with: [A][B][C][D][E][F][G][H][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P][Q][R][S][T][U,V][W][X,Y,Z] The crack of doomMeaning The sound that heralds the day of the Last Judgment, when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives. Origin From Shakespeare's Macbeth:
The notion of having to account for one's earthly deeds is expressed in many parts of the Bible. For example, in Matthew 12.36 (King James Version):
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