The sudden market crash was a shot heard round the world.
shot heard round the world
idiomAny cataclysmic event
Origin
first recorded 19th c.From the 1837 poem Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
When the popular social media platform shut down unexpectedly, it was a shot heard round the world for digital businesses everywhere.
The unexpected resignation of the long-serving prime minister acted as a shot heard round the world, triggering political instability across the entire continent.
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albatross round one's neck
Alternative form of albatross around one's neck.
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all over the world
throughout the world, everywhere, worldwide, globally.
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ask round
To enquire of several people.
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beat someone round the ears
To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
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big shot
A person with a reputation of importance or power.
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bring round
To resuscitate; to cause to regain consciousness.
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chip shot
Something that is easy to do or to achieve.
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come into the world
To be born.