it's a small world

Meaning

1. used to express your surprise when you meet sb you know in an unexpected place, or when you are talking to sb and find out that you both know the same person

In the movies · 4

• - It's a small world. - Yeah, or a big sign.Out of the Past1947
• Now, isn't this something? It's a small world in Argentina, isn't it?Gilda1946
• But you know, it is a small world in here.Watchmen2009
• Small world, huh?The Spanish Prisoner1997
• Everett: Well, ain't it a small world?O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000
• Wow, what a small world.The Perfect Date2019
• Small world huh BarneyThe Expendables 22012
• It's a small world after all No, no! Anything but that!The Lion King1994

From the same entry

• be grateful for small mercies
• look small
• a big fish
• great and small
• the small hours
• a still small voice
• don't sweat the small stuff
• in a big way
• do wonders

More proverbs

• don't judge a book by its cover
• no pain no gain
• better late than never
• enough is enough
• an eye for an eye
• birds of a feather
• a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
• a rolling stone gathers no moss
• actions speak louder than words
• don't count your chickens
• every cloud has a silver lining
• look before you leap