across the pond
idiom
informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.
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Just in time, too, as Beyoncé returns to the States to wrap up the rest of the tour, so hopefully the merch trucks will be bringing that across the pond.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 June 2025
After hitting theaters in the U.K. in November 2002 then making its way across the pond the following June, Boyle’s culture-shifting collaboration with screenwriter Alex Garland caught on like a contagion, earning more than $80 million worldwide against a reported budget of $8 million.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 June 2025
Meanwhile, across the pond in London, Mariah Carey greets fans after jetting into the U.K. capital.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 June 2025
The phenomenon was visible in New York City, Florida and across the pond in the U.K. and Cyprus.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 June 2025
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 June 2025
After hitting theaters in the U.K. in November 2002 then making its way across the pond the following June, Boyle’s culture-shifting collaboration with screenwriter Alex Garland caught on like a contagion, earning more than $80 million worldwide against a reported budget of $8 million.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 June 2025
Meanwhile, across the pond in London, Mariah Carey greets fans after jetting into the U.K. capital.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 June 2025
The phenomenon was visible in New York City, Florida and across the pond in the U.K. and Cyprus.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 June 2025
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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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