be worlds/a world away

be a world away

To be very different from something else. This new school is a world away from the old one I taught at. For one, the kids actually listen! Wow, it's been sunny every day so far! The weather here is a world away from what I'm used to in Seattle. Everything is so laid back here—it's a world away from the bustling city I grew up in.
See also: away, world

be worlds away

To be very different from something else. This new school is worlds away from the old one I taught at. For one, the kids actually listen! Wow, it's been sunny every day so far! The weather here is worlds away from what I'm used to in Seattle. Everything is so laid back here—it's worlds away from the bustling city I grew up in.
See also: away, world
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be ˈworlds/a world away (from something)

be very different (from something): Life in the country today is worlds away from how it was a hundred years ago.
See also: away, world
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