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

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

From Charles Darwin by Allen, Grant

All for whom He died, the Church, Israel, the ends of the earth, the nations are mentioned.

From The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ by Gaebelein, Arno Clemens

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 De Quincey, Thomas

And so, sighing to the uttermost ends of the earth, the old novel-reader will confess that he wishes he hadn't.

From The Delicious Vice by Allison, Young Ewing