IdiomDaily Life
English
Englishout of this world
Meaning: Wonderful; extraordinarily good.
Example: “Her chocolate cake is out of this world.”
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
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