not the end of the world
idiom
informal
: the most terrible and unpleasant thing possible
You would think it was the end of the world the way she's carrying on.
—usually used in negative statements to mean something is not as terrible as it seems to beIt won't be the end of the world if it rains on the day of the wedding.
Losing your job does not have to be the end of the world.
Examples of not the end of the world in a Sentence
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People should realize that pausing a program or capital project is not the end of the world.
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Michael D. Belsky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Regardless, any ongoing issues are not the end of the world.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2024
A little skin in the game is not the end of the world.
—Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 9 June 2024
But here’s the thing: failure is not the end of the world.
—King Holder, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
Muddy knees and learning that falling down is not the end of the world are part of the experience of play, Laris says.
—Marty Ross, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
At the end of the day, this is not the end of the world.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2024
Speaking personally, both of these developments are annoying from a professional standpoint but otherwise not the end of the world—for now.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 6 July 2023
What does the sight of an inch of snow on a palm tree conjure in most people’s imaginations if not the end of the world?
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
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Michael D. Belsky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Regardless, any ongoing issues are not the end of the world.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2024
A little skin in the game is not the end of the world.
—Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 9 June 2024
But here’s the thing: failure is not the end of the world.
—King Holder, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
Muddy knees and learning that falling down is not the end of the world are part of the experience of play, Laris says.
—Marty Ross, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
At the end of the day, this is not the end of the world.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2024
Speaking personally, both of these developments are annoying from a professional standpoint but otherwise not the end of the world—for now.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 6 July 2023
What does the sight of an inch of snow on a palm tree conjure in most people’s imaginations if not the end of the world?
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
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“Not the end of the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20the%20end%20of%20the%20world. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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