(it's a) small world

idiom

used to show surprise when one meets someone one knows at an unexpected place or finds out that one shares a friend, acquaintance, etc., with another person
You know him, too? Wow, it's a small world.

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What a small world,' and 'That guy your mom took a picture with? Jordan Greene, People.com, 21 May 2025 In our timeless small town where big city dreams aren’t even a thought, Caroline runs free, making this small world seem full and big. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025 Englander, who is forty-eight years old, is a big name in a small world. Jane Bua, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 Sophie and her family had their place in a West that was both a big place and a small world. Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for (it's a) small world

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“(it's a) small world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28it%27s%20a%29%20small%20world. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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