have the world by the tail

all over the world

throughout the world, everywhere, worldwide, globally.

chase one's tail

To busily try to perform many tasks or to repeatedly revise one's plans, especially with inefficient use of one's time and limited results.

chase tail

To be on the hunt for a (usually sexual) partner.

come into the world

To be born.

coming into the world

The act of being born; a birth.

dead to the world

Sound asleep.

edge of the world

A very remote place.

end of the world

Any change that seems catastrophic or devastating.