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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• “a world of” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.