across the pond
idiom
informal
: the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across the pond.
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The characters and plot are the same, though the show is 15 minutes shorter — two hours and 45 minutes on Broadway compared with three hours across the pond — after the creative team did some nipping and tucking.
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Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Luckily, a spritz of Dean Street will transport you across the pond for under $70 (!).
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
Meghan Markle will never win over UK public again, author claims
Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of 'My Mother and I,' discusses how the Duchess of Sussex isn't going to be welcomed back across the pond anytime soon following her royal exit.
—Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
People and dogs head down the winding paths and children play on the sandy beach across the pond.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Luckily, a spritz of Dean Street will transport you across the pond for under $70 (!).
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025
Meghan Markle will never win over UK public again, author claims
Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of 'My Mother and I,' discusses how the Duchess of Sussex isn't going to be welcomed back across the pond anytime soon following her royal exit.
—Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
People and dogs head down the winding paths and children play on the sandy beach across the pond.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Across the pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20pond. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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