across the pond
idiom
informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.
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In the States, Chaka Khan, Ozzy Osbourne and Johnny Cash performed for adoring fans, while across the pond Prince Charles made appearances with fiancée Lady Diana Spencer and mom Queen Elizabeth II.
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John Russell, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
Where to watch: Netflix The Gilded Age Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes returns to the familiar subject matter of money, power, and class, albeit across the pond with The Gilded Age.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 16 May 2024
Don’t expect another six-year gap between overseas trips, but Baltimore won’t be venturing across the pond for a second straight year, either.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
Gambino then heads across the pond for performances in Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany, the U.K. and more.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 May 2024
Victoria Beckham is celebrating U.S. Mother's Day from across the pond!
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Other artists have previously tried to connect New Yorkers with people across the pond, as CNN’s Jack Guy writes.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
After nearly four decades in Austin, Texas the multidisciplinary festival will launch across the pond in June 2025.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
Entertainment and tech festival South By Southwest will be expanding across the pond to London in June 2025, growing the influential brand’s reach internationally.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
John Russell, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
Where to watch: Netflix The Gilded Age Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes returns to the familiar subject matter of money, power, and class, albeit across the pond with The Gilded Age.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 16 May 2024
Don’t expect another six-year gap between overseas trips, but Baltimore won’t be venturing across the pond for a second straight year, either.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
Gambino then heads across the pond for performances in Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany, the U.K. and more.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 May 2024
Victoria Beckham is celebrating U.S. Mother's Day from across the pond!
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
Other artists have previously tried to connect New Yorkers with people across the pond, as CNN’s Jack Guy writes.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
After nearly four decades in Austin, Texas the multidisciplinary festival will launch across the pond in June 2025.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
Entertainment and tech festival South By Southwest will be expanding across the pond to London in June 2025, growing the influential brand’s reach internationally.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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