It's a small world



It's a small world.

something that you say when you discover that someone knows a person that you know Imagine you knowing Erik! It's a small world, isn't it?
See also: small, world

it's a small world

One encounters the same people, events or situations in unexpected places. For example, I never thought I'd run into Samantha at a ball game-it's a small world. [c. 1900]
See also: small, world

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sofiazo-FEE-ah (German), so-FEE-ah (Italian), soo-FEE-ə (Portuguese), SO-fee-ah (Finnish)Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian
Dina (1)DIE-nə (English)English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Aelius-Ancient Roman
UltÁNUL-tanIrish
Gillespie-Scottish
EmilijaEM-ee-lee-yah (Serbian, Croatian)Lithuanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian