horizon

beyond the horizon

Farther than the possible limit of sight; beyond what one is able to foresee, know, or anticipate. Just beyond the horizon the first signs of daylight signaled the approaching dawn. My mind wandered out beyond the horizon, trying to picture what my life would look like 10 years from now. What is that speck just beyond on the horizon? Is that an enemy plane?

See also: beyond, horizon

broaden (one's) horizons

To have a new experience. I'm really nervous to live at school, but I know I need to broaden my horizons and get some experience living without my family. I can't believe that Molly has never left the state before! She seriously needs to broaden her horizons! In my 20s, I was excited to broaden my horizons and move into the city. Now that I'm in my 30s, though, I'm ready to go back to the suburbs and settle down.

See also: broaden, horizon

cloud on the horizon

An omen that something bad or problematic will happen in the near future. Financial analysts believe that the sudden drop in oil prices points to a cloud on the horizon for the national economy. Uh, maybe we should turn back—the sudden disappearance of the sun is a true cloud on the horizon. Come on, this is just a dip in the stock market and not necessarily a cloud on the horizon.

See also: cloud, horizon, on

dark cloud on the horizon

An omen that something bad or problematic will happen in the near future. Financial analysts believe that the sudden drop in oil prices points to a dark cloud on the horizon for the national economy. All of the recent natural disasters sure seem like a dark cloud on the horizon for the future of the planet. A black cat crossed your path? Well, that's a dark cloud on the horizon—get ready for some bad luck!

See also: cloud, dark, horizon, on

expand (one's) horizons

To have or seek out new experiences, especially if one's experiences have been relatively limited. I'm really nervous to live at school, but I know I need to expand my horizons and get some experience living without my family. I can't believe that Molly has never left the state before! She seriously needs to expand her horizons! In my 20s, I was excited to expand my horizons and move into the city. Now that I'm in my 30s, though, I'm ready to go back to the suburbs and settle down.

See also: expand, horizon

on the horizon

1. Literally, on or at the point where the earth and the sky meet. We saw an island on the horizon and started heading toward it.

2. By extension, happening or appearing in the near future. Many analysts warned that an economic crash was on the horizon, but none of the world's governments paid any mind.

See also: horizon, on

over the horizon

1. Literally, on, at, or beyond the point where the earth and the sky meet. After dinner, we sat on our back deck, drinking a few cold ones and watching the sun set over the horizon. She loved rippling through the lake on her rowboat as the sun rose up over the horizon.

2. By extension, happening or arising in the near future. Many analysts warned that an economic crash was just over the horizon, but none of the world's governments paid any mind.

See also: horizon, over

there are clouds on the horizon

There are omens that something bad or problematic will happen in the near future. Financial analysts believe that the sudden drop in oil prices means that there are clouds on the horizon for the national economy.

See also: cloud, horizon, on, there

widen (one's) horizons

To have or seek out new experiences, especially if one's experiences have been relatively limited. I'm really nervous to live at school, but I know I need to widen my horizons and get some experience living without my family. I can't believe that Molly has never left the state before! She seriously needs to widen her horizons!

See also: horizon

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expand one's horizons

Fig. to experience and learn new things. Read more! Travel! Go out and expand your horizons!

See also: expand, horizon

on the horizon

 

1. Lit. appearing at the boundary between the earth and the sky. There is a storm on the horizon.

2. Fig. soon to happen. Do you know what's on the horizon? There is some excitement on the horizon, but I can't tell you about it.

See also: horizon, on

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

on the horizon

Within view, not too far away, as in The analysts see a huge rise in the stock market on the horizon.

See also: horizon, on

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on the horizon

COMMON If something is on the horizon, it is almost certainly going to happen or be done quite soon. The threat of even more violence looms on the horizon. As with so many common diseases, there is no obvious cure on the horizon.

See also: horizon, on

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on the horizon

just imminent or becoming apparent.

See also: horizon, on

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a (small) cloud on the hoˈrizon

a sign of trouble or difficulty to come: Although we are making good profits there is one cloud on the horizon — the government may increase taxes.

See also: cloud, horizon, on

on the hoˈrizon

soon to happen: The change of government means that there are new developments on the horizon.

See also: horizon, on

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