end of the world, the—the cessation of mortal life; the Apocalypse:
- The creeping awareness that death was in the room filled the time. Like the end of the world might be.
Cf.: it’s not the end of the world—it is not a calamitous matter or situation (is used to console oneself or another person):
- Anyway, it’s not the end of the world, Gretta. We’ll find a way out.
world’s end—(also: end of the earth) the remotest regions of the earth:
- I will follow you to the world’s end, if you don’t think me too far gone to be out of confinement.