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

But the patrol had impressed upon these "ends of the earth" the lessons desired.

From Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police by R. G. (Roderick George) MacBeth

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

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

One is, the vast work of missions, whose whole aim is to make known "to the ends of the earth" the Name of Messiah, Son of David, Son of Abraham, Son of God.

From To My Younger Brethren Chapters on Pastoral Life and Work by H. C. G. (Handley Carr Glyn) Moule

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