world coming to

world coming to
world (is) coming to
◇ People say that they don't know what the world is coming to or they ask What is the world coming to? when they are shocked or disgusted by something that has happened.

I don't know what the world is coming to when so many poor children have to go to bed hungry every night.

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Main Entry:world

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