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It's a small world

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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