the great beyond
Where souls go
The great beyond is whatever lies after death—the afterlife, the next world, heaven or oblivion depending on one's beliefs.
The phrase treats death as a threshold to somewhere unknown and distant: When I shuffle off to the great beyond, scatter my ashes at sea.
Often used with gentle humor to soften talk of mortality.
- unknownNot yet discovered
- undiscovered countryRealm after mortality ends
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
- infinityUnlimited extent or quantity
- heavenSky or bliss
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