out of this world
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Extraordinary, superb, as in Her carrot cake is out of this world. This colloquial term refers to something too good for this world. [Early 1900s]
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Words nearby out of this world
out-of-the-way, out of the window, out of the woods, out of the woodwork, out of thin air, out of this world, out of touch, out-of-town, out-of-towner, out of turn, out of wedlock
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