the back of beyond
noun phraseDefinition of the back of beyond
informal
: a place that is very far from other places and people : a remote place
He lives by himself in a cabin out in the back of beyond.
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“The back of beyond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20back%20of%20beyond. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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