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it's a small world

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Used to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context.

Equivalents

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Examples

““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?””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it it's all Chinese to me it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye it's all g it's all go it's all good

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