Expressions (A–Z)
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Man of the Wide World
A person who often travels the world for leisure or business and is knowledgeabl...
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Mother Earth
Figuratively: the ground. The soil of planet Earth from which all living beings...
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Navel of the World/ the hub of the universe
The center of the world. Figuratively: the most important place ("navel" figurat...
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No longer exists / vanished from the world
It no longer exists in the world.
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Nothing stands forever
Every object eventually perishes. Or: everything passes in the world. Everything...
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The expanse of the world/ the space of the world/ the vault of heaven
The expanse between heaven and earth. Or: The expanse of the universe.
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The world as a potion
See: "It was like a potion."
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The world exists only because of the breath of schoolchildren
The world endures thanks to the innocence of young children. By extension: the w...
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The world has been dark for him
See: "The world is dark before him."
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The world has been delivered into the hands of fools
See: 'The world has been delivered into the hands of fools.'
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