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edge of the world

idiom
Meaning

A very remote place.


Examples
SIMPLE

They live at the edge of the world.

CONTEXTUAL

He traveled to the edge of the world to find a quiet place to write his book.

COMPLEX

The explorers ventured to the edge of the world, leaving behind all traces of modern civilization to map the unknown wilderness.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all over the world

    throughout the world, everywhere, worldwide, globally.

  2. 02

    bleeding edge

    Something too new and untested to be reliable or to have any assurance of safety; the figurative place where such things exist.

  3. 03

    come into the world

    To be born.

  4. 04

    coming into the world

    The act of being born; a birth.

  5. 05

    cutting edge

    The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.

  6. 06

    dead to the world

    Sound asleep.

  7. 07

    edge of the earth

    A very remote place.

  8. 08

    edge out

    To defeat in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory.

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