“world is”

The following 3 entries include the term world is.

not know what the world is coming to

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

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the world is someone's oyster

phrase

—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

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what the world is coming to

phrase

—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

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