four corners of the earth, the

Idioms  

1. The far ends of the world; all parts of the world. For example, Athletes came from the four corners of the earth to compete in the Olympics. This expression appeared in the Bible (Isaiah 11:12): “And gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.” Although the idea that the earth is a flat plane with actual corners has long been discarded, the term has survived.

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Example Sentences

From the four corners of the earth, the Bodleian has gathered works of surpassing beauty and arranged them, if you can use the word, ingeniously.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2014

Within the doors of the chambers whence fateful decrees were issued to the four corners of the earth the delegates were seated, mostly according to their native languages, within earshot of the special pleaders.

From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph

Place a tribune in the centre of the world, and in a few days, in the four corners of the earth, the Republic will arise.

From Napoleon the Little by Hugo, Victor