out of this world
极好的、非常棒的
- What a restaurant - the food was out of this world!
多好的餐馆呀——饭菜真是棒极了！
see the world
见多识广、见世面
- Visionaries are constantly fighting conventional wisdom because they see the world ahead in terms of what it can be.
愿景家总在不断挑战传统思维，因为他们是用超前的眼光看待这个世界的。
set/put the world to rights
谈论如何使世界变得更好
- We stayed up all night, setting the world to rights.
我们一夜没睡，谈论着如何拯救世界。 - It explains why a 20-year experiment with the idea that Western military force can put the world to rights is coming to a close.
它解释了为何20年来践行西方军事力量能够主持世界正义这一构想的努力正走向终点。
set the world on fire
（通常用于否定句）大获成功、引起轰动
- He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings.
他的绘画永远不会引起轰动。 - He has a nice enough voice but he's not going to set the world on fire.
他的声音够好听的，但还不会一鸣惊人。
What is the world coming to?
这个世界要变成什么样子了、这世道是怎么了、太不像话
- What's the world coming to when you can't leave your house for five minutes without someone trying to break in and rob you?
现在你离开家仅五分钟就可能遭人进屋洗劫，这是什么世道啊！ - When I listen to the news these days, I sometimes wonder what the world is coming to.
我近来收听新闻时，有时纳闷这成了什么世道了。
the world and his wife
【英式英语】（尤指某一时间、某一地点的）所有的人、各色人等
- It's going to be quite a party - the world and his wife will be there.
那将是个不小的聚会——各色人等都会到场。
a world away (from sth)
（和……）截然不同、有天壤之别
- His new luxury mansion was a world away from the tiny house where he was born.
他那座新的豪宅与他出生的小屋完全不能相比。
the world is your oyster
世界是属于你的、你的前途无量
- You have passed the hurdle and the world is your oyster.
你已克服了障碍，你可随心所欲了。
the ways of the world
大多数人的行为模式、世道、人情世故
- The rich and powerful make the decisions─that's the way of the world.
有钱有势者说了算，这就是世道。 - He's very young and still has a lot to learn about the ways of the world.
他非常年轻，还有很多人情世故要学。
with the best will in the world
【英式英语】（用于表示无法做某事）尽管我真心愿意
- With the best will in the world I could not describe him as a good father.
尽管我心里极想美言几句，却怎么也不能说他是位好父亲。 - With the best will in the world, I can't employ him in the shop unless I can trust him.
除非我能信任他，否则不管我多想，我都不能雇他到店里工作。
