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a world of

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a world of

  1. (figuratively) A lot of, a mountain of.
    in a world of trouble
    in a world of pain
    in a world of hurt
    You should go on vacation, it'll do you a world of good.
    There is a world of difference.
    • 1995, United States Air Force Academy, United States Intervention Policy in the Post-cold War World, page 22:
      But if we start governing or conducting foreign policy by poll, by public opinion poll , we're going to be in a world of hurt.

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