mean the (whole) world
idiom
: to be extremely important : to be someone or something that someone cares about her very much
It would mean the world to me if you came with me.
She means the whole world to me.
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Whatever road this takes, Violet will be tentative because her children and her friendships mean the world to her.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 June 2024
That doesn’t mean the world needs less economic analysis; the discipline remains critical.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
For kids, their parents' smiles can mean the world to them.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Mar. 2024
Changing that baseline would mean the world has already warmed at least 1.7 degrees (scientists say long-term global warming currently stands at between 1.2 to 1.3 degrees).
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 June 2024
That doesn’t mean the world needs less economic analysis; the discipline remains critical.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
For kids, their parents' smiles can mean the world to them.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Mar. 2024
Changing that baseline would mean the world has already warmed at least 1.7 degrees (scientists say long-term global warming currently stands at between 1.2 to 1.3 degrees).
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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