“the world is”

The following 3 entries include the term the world is.

not know what the world is coming to

idiom

used to say that one is shocked or disgusted by something that has happened

the world is someone's oyster

idiom

used to say that someone's life is good and he or she has the ability to do whatever he or she wants to do

what the world is coming to

idiom

used in the expressions I don't know what the world is coming to or What is the world coming to? to express shock or disgust by something that has happened in the world


What did you just call me?

  • brown chihuahua sitting on the floor with squinting eyes looking at the camera
  • Before we went to her house, Hannah told us her aunt was a flibbertigibbet.
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