across the pond
idiom
informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.
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The city of bridges is building another that's reaching across the pond.
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Mamie Bah, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
There is a significantly wider range of Grinch Meal products on offer across the pond as part of what has been branded the Grinched Menu.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
And now, so much has changed for the family since their hop across the pond.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
His beleaguered agent says the only job available is a theater role in England, so Brad reluctantly makes the trek across the pond.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
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Mamie Bah, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
There is a significantly wider range of Grinch Meal products on offer across the pond as part of what has been branded the Grinched Menu.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
And now, so much has changed for the family since their hop across the pond.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
His beleaguered agent says the only job available is a theater role in England, so Brad reluctantly makes the trek across the pond.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for across the pond
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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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