it's a small world
it's a small world phrase: used to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context.
Phrase
it's a small world
- Used to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context.
- “I have met my young photographer,” said De Stancy, cheerily. “What a small world it is, as every busybody truly observes! I am wishing he could take some views for us as we go on; but you have no apparatus with you, I suppose, Mr. Dare?”1880–1881, Thomas Hardy, chapter I, in A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of To-day. […], volume III, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, […], published 1881, →OCLC...
it's a small world meaning in Tagalog and Thai
it's a small world in Tagalog
- phrase used in an unexpected encounter
- ang liit ng mundo
it's a small world in Thai
- phrase used in an unexpected encounter
- โลกกลม
Forms of it's a small world
| alternative form | what a small world |
|---|---|
| alternative form | small world |
Questions about it's a small world
- What does it's a small world mean?
- It's a small world means used to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context.
- What is it's a small world in Tagalog?
- It's a small world in Tagalog is ang liit ng mundo. See It's a small world meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is it's a small world?
- It's a small world is a phrase.
Words near it's a small world in the dictionary
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