not the end of the world
idiom
informal
: the most terrible and unpleasant thing possible
You would think it was the end of the world the way she's carrying on.
—usually used in negative statements to mean something is not as terrible as it seems to beIt won't be the end of the world if it rains on the day of the wedding.
Losing your job does not have to be the end of the world.
Examples of not the end of the world in a Sentence
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Rejection therapy is a glass half-full approach to life, a reminder that rejection is not the end of the world.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Having a big tax bill in any one year is not the end of the world.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Final Thoughts Missing the tax filing deadline is not the end of the world.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
That’s not the end of the world and won’t preclude long-distance driving.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Through Sunday, the year-to-date overall domestic box office is $1.08 billion, which is still 11 percent ahead of pace from 2024, so a stinker of a week is not the end of the world.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
People should realize that pausing a program or capital project is not the end of the world.
—Michael D. Belsky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Regardless, any ongoing issues are not the end of the world.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2024
A little skin in the game is not the end of the world.
—Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 9 June 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Having a big tax bill in any one year is not the end of the world.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Final Thoughts Missing the tax filing deadline is not the end of the world.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
That’s not the end of the world and won’t preclude long-distance driving.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Through Sunday, the year-to-date overall domestic box office is $1.08 billion, which is still 11 percent ahead of pace from 2024, so a stinker of a week is not the end of the world.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
People should realize that pausing a program or capital project is not the end of the world.
—Michael D. Belsky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Regardless, any ongoing issues are not the end of the world.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2024
A little skin in the game is not the end of the world.
—Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 9 June 2024
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“Not the end of the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20the%20end%20of%20the%20world. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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