ends of the earth, the

Idioms  

1. The utmost limit, as in She would go to the ends of the earth for him. This usage was once literal (referring to the farthest reaches of the planet) but now is used only figuratively.

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ends of the earth, the

With such riches as these, as well as the fabulous spices and condiments which sent 16th-Century explorers sniffing to the ends of the earth, the Indies are a certain bone of future contention.

From Time Magazine Archive

And now, in our own days, and in these ends of the earth, the great Treasure House has been unlocked, the seal broken, and the supply furnished most bountifully.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

Europe and England are at the ends of the earth; the tropics are biological head-quarters.

From Charles Darwin by Grant Allen

Within fifty years, in three pitched battles that resounded to the ends of the earth, the chivalry of France had been exterminated.

From Biographical Essays by Thomas De Quincey

The wires were singing it across the country, and cables were carrying to the ends of the earth the story of the disgrace and downfall of the Brotherhood.

From Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike by Cy Warman

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