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a young girl using a magnifying glass to look at a globe, illustrating the idiom "watch the world go by"

Watching the world go by (Idioms with ‘world’, Part 2)

On By Kate WoodfordIn Idioms, the English language16 Comments

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a young girl using a magnifying glass to look at a globe, illustrating the idiom "watch the world go by"
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by Kate Woodford

In Part 1 of my ‘Idioms with the word “world”’ post, I looked at a variety of frequent and contemporary expressions, including ‘out of this world’ and ‘the best of both worlds’. Today’s post continues the ‘world idiom’ theme and includes an expression for discussing how to fix the world’s problems and another for relaxing by watching other people. Continue reading “Watching the world go by (Idioms with ‘world’, Part 2)” →

close-up of an oyster shell on a sandy beach, with a small globe inside it representing the Earth, on which Europe, Africa and the Americas are visible - illustrating the idiom "the world is your oyster"

The world is your oyster! (Idioms with the word ‘world’, Part 1)

On By Kate WoodfordIn Idioms, the English language15 Comments

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close-up of an oyster shell on a sandy beach, with a small globe inside it representing the Earth, on which Europe, Africa and the Americas are visible - illustrating the idiom "the world is your oyster"
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by Kate Woodford

If someone told you they were on top of the world you might well guess that they were very happy, but there are a great many ‘world’ idioms whose meaning isn’t quite so clear. In this post, I’ll be looking at the most common and useful of these and, because there are so many, the post will be in two parts. Continue reading “The world is your oyster! (Idioms with the word ‘world’, Part 1)” →