out of this world
Meaning: Wonderful; extraordinarily good.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “Her chocolate cake is out of this world.”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: So good that it seems to come from somewhere beyond the ordinary world. The phrase became popular in the 1930s and 1940s.
Equivalents in other languages
- Hebrew: חבל על הזמן (Ḥaval ʿal ha-zman) — literally: A pity on the time
More idioms — Daily Life
- the pits — The worst; extremely bad.
- sleep on it — To delay a decision until the next day to think it over.
- it'll all come out in the wash — Things will work out in the end.
- haste makes waste — Doing things too quickly leads to mistakes.
- where there's a will, there's a way — Determination will find a way to succeed.
- good things come to those who wait — Patience is rewarded.
More English idioms
- the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence — Other people's situations always seem better than one's own.
- every cloud has a silver lining — Something good can come out of any bad situation.
- no pain, no gain — You must work hard or suffer to achieve something.
- the early bird catches the worm — Those who act first or get up early get the best chances.
- the penny drops — Someone finally understands something.
- change one's tune — To change one's opinion or behavior, usually suddenly.
From our tongue twisters
- Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter's bitter. — A 'b / t / tt' plosive drill that bounces between Betty, butter, and bitter.
- She sells seashells by the seashore. — The definitive 's' versus 'sh' alternation — the tongue has to switch place of articulati…
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. — A relentless 'p' plosive drill; a peck is an old dry measure of about nine litres.