edge of the world
A very remote place.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“They live at the edge of the world.”
“He traveled to the edge of the world to find a quiet place to write his book.”
“The explorers ventured to the edge of the world, leaving behind all traces of modern civilization to map the unknown wilderness.”
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all over the world
throughout the world, everywhere, worldwide, globally.
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best of both worlds
A combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.
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bleeding edge
Something too new and untested to be reliable or to have any assurance of safety; the figurative place where such things exist.
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come into the world
To be born.
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coming into the world
The act of being born; a birth.
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cutting edge
The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.
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dead to the world
Sound asleep.
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edge of the earth
A very remote place.
Last updated August 10, 2026