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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

The top of the world...

This city is huge. It's the top of the world It's very cracked up?
coming from where i come from. That's what
they say in the place where he comes from.
  

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, No, I think the speaker is making a simple comparison here between 'where he (or she) comes from' and the 'huge city'. The speaker seems to be overwhelmed by, or in awe of, his (or her) new environment.

— Yizhivika

  • , No, I think the speaker is making a simple comparison here between 'where he (or she) comes from' and the 'huge city'.
  • The speaker seems to be overwhelmed by, or in awe of, his (or her) new environment.
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Hi Madhulk!,

No, I think the speaker is making a simple comparison here between 'where he (or she) comes from' and the 'huge city'. The speaker seems to be overwhelmed by, or in awe of, his (or her) new environment.
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MadhulkThis city is huge. It's the top of the world It's very cracked up?
coming from where i come from. That's what
they say in the place where he comes from.

I'm thinking that more context would help here. Still, given w
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I agree with RayH. People use "top of the world" usually in the form of "I feel like I'm at the top of the world" to show that they feel great. However, the phrase can mean an actual location of greatness. In your sentence, the person is using "top of the world" to say that the city is greater in either size or importance than his hometown.
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