Meaning of back of beyond | Babel Free

Definitions

A very remote place.

Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, informal, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“[Y]ou, wi’ some o’ your auld warld stories, that the mind⟳ o’ man canna resist⟳, whirl’d them to the back o’ beyont to look⟳ at the auld Roman camp—[…]”

“It was a regular outside bush township, and though the distance oughtn't to have⟳ much to say⟳ to people's honesty, you'll mostly find⟳ that these far-out back-of-beyond places have⟳ got men and women to match⟳ 'em.”

“"I thought I should like⟳ to go near the sea — to some quite tiny country place⟳ at the back of beyond."”

“To the "Sou' West" we owe⟳ such jolly little back-o'-beyond stations as Whithorn and Portpatrick.”

“We began to take⟳ Santa Claus to the kids at the isolated sidings for the same reason⟳ men all over Australia on the lines back o' beyond did [...] we didn't want⟳ them to miss⟳ that magic.”

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