across the pond
To another continent
Across the pond refers to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean—Americans use it to mean Britain or Europe, while Britons use it to mean America.
The phrase treats the Atlantic as a mere pond, making the distance seem smaller and more neighborly: Our colleagues across the pond handle the European accounts.
Informal and slightly playful.
- Western EuropeAtlantic-facing continental zone
- air routesDesignated aviation paths
- British IslesNorthwest European archipelago
- Atlantic OceanSecond-largest marine body
- transatlantic flightAircraft journey spanning Atlantic
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