yonder

into the great blue yonder

To a location far away that is appealingly unknown and mysterious. I often dream about selling all my possessions, buying a plane ticket to Europe, and setting off into the great blue yonder. But I'm happy right where I am, here in my hometown. I have no desire to go into the great blue yonder. Todd's always been an adventurous guy—I'm not surprised he's disappeared into the great blue yonder.

See also: blue, great, yonder

into the wide blue yonder

To a location far away that is appealingly unknown and mysterious. I often dream about selling all my possessions, buying a plane ticket to Europe, and setting off into the wide blue yonder. But I'm happy right where I am, here in my hometown. I have no desire to go into the wide blue yonder. Todd's always been an adventurous guy—I'm not surprised he's disappeared into the wide blue yonder.

See also: blue, wide, yonder

into the wild blue yonder

To a location far away that is appealingly unknown and mysterious. I often dream about selling all my possessions, buying a plane ticket to Europe, and setting off into the wild blue yonder. But I'm happy right where I am, here in my hometown. I have no desire to go into the wild blue yonder. Todd's always been an adventurous guy—I'm not surprised he's disappeared into the wild blue yonder.

See also: blue, wild, yonder

over yonder

Over there. Oh yeah, Gina's here, somewhere over yonder with the other kids. The shop is just over yonder. You'll see it once you get to the top of the hill.

See also: over, yonder

wide blue yonder

1. A faraway location that is appealingly unknown and mysterious. Typically used in the phrase "into the wide blue yonder." I often dream about selling all my possessions, buying a plane ticket to Europe, and setting off into the wide blue yonder.

2. old-fashioned The sky. I learned to fly a plane shortly after high school. I'm never happier than when I'm up in the wide blue yonder.

See also: blue, wide, yonder

wild blue yonder

1. A faraway location that is appealingly unknown and mysterious. Typically used in the phrase "into the wild blue yonder." I often dream about selling all my possessions, buying a plane ticket to Europe, and setting off into the wild blue yonder.

2. old-fashioned The sky. I learned to fly a plane shortly after high school. I'm never happier than when I'm up in the wild blue yonder.

See also: blue, wild, yonder

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into the wide blue yonder

or

into the wild blue yonder

LITERARY

If someone goes into the wide blue yonder or into the wild blue yonder, they go somewhere that is far away and not known to them. Sailing into the wide blue yonder, Colin discovered his very own desert island. They packed their bags and headed for the airport and the wild blue yonder.

See also: blue, wide, yonder

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

the wide (or wild) blue yonder

the sky or sea; the far or unknown distance.

The phrase comes from ‘Army Air Corps’ ( 1939 ), a song by Robert Crawford : ‘Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun’.

See also: blue, wide, yonder

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