make the world go around
To play an essential role in causing the things in life to work as they should; to underlie the fulfillment of the needs of human existence.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Some people say that money makes the world go around.”
“In a busy city, the constant exchange of goods and services is what truly makes the world go around.”
“While poets often argue that love makes the world go around, economists maintain that it is the relentless engine of global trade that sustains our modern civilization.”
- 01
absence makes the heart grow fonder
One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.
- 02
all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
- 03
all over the world
throughout the world, everywhere, worldwide, globally.
- 04
all systems go
Everything is ready.
- 05
as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
- 06
best of both worlds
A combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.
- 07
boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
- 08
cannot make it
Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
Last updated August 10, 2026