Consider the following sentence:
"It meant the world to me that she was present when I most needed her."
Is the phrase 'it meant the world to me' informal? And is it very informal?
I'd say that it's an ordinary part of both formal and informal English.
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I'd say that it's an ordinary part of both formal and informal English.