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the end of the world
01
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
02
a situation that is an absolute disaster or is the worst thing that could possibly happen
Idiom
Informal
What is the origin of the idiom "the end of the world" and when to use it?
The idiom "the end of the world" originates from the idea of a catastrophic event or apocalypse that marks the total destruction of the Earth. It is used to signify a situation that is perceived as an absolute disaster or the worst possible outcome.
Examples
Losing one client is not the end of the world; we can still recover.
