| 单词 | it's a small world |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(it's a) small world (it's a) small world and variants: a comment on an unexpected meeting with an acquaintance or other similar coincidence. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] > at an unexpected meeting hillo1873 (it's a) small world1959 1873 G. T. Chesney True Reformer I. x. 129 This is a small world we live in... Only think that Mrs West should have been brought up at Leatherby, a place I know so well. 1895 A. W. Pinero Second Mrs. Tanqueray iii. 147 Mr. Ardale and I have met in London... They say the world's very small, don't they. 1959 M. Gilbert Blood & Judgement i. 17 He was in the pub tonight... It's a small world, isn't it? 1967 R. Rendell Wolf to Slaughter iii. 21 ‘Small world,’ he said... ‘That bloke was in here yesterday.’ 1979 S. Barlay Crash Course i. 13 ‘How did you know?’.. ‘It's a small world.’ 2006 A. Steffen et al. Worldchanging (2008) 32/1 It's a small world, and it's getting smaller. < as lemmas |
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