the ends of the earth

the ends of the earth

The most remote or inaccessible places on Earth; anywhere one needs to go to accomplish something. Baby, my love for you is so strong that I would go to the ends of the Earth to be with you! That no-good cheat robbed me of my inheritance, and I'll follow him to the ends of the Earth to get it back.
See also: earth, end, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ends of the earth, the

The utmost limit, as in She would go to the ends of the earth for him. This usage was once literal (referring to the farthest reaches of the planet) but now is used only figuratively.
See also: end, of
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

the ends of the earth

the most distant parts of the world.
See also: earth, end, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ends of the earth, (from) the

The remotest parts of the globe. The phrase first appeared in the Bible: “All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God” (Psalms 98:3). This turn of phrase is based on the idea of a flat earth, which actually has “ends.” Nevertheless, it survived the general acknowledgment that the globe is spherical and was a cliché by the late nineteenth century.
See also: end, of
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • ends of the earth, (from) the
  • ends of the earth, the
  • to the ends of the earth
  • follow (one) to the ends of the earth
  • to the ends of the world
  • a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
  • group
  • close the door to (something)
  • close the door to (one)
  • the back of beyond
References in classic literature
After a long interval, however, 'The Perseverance'--for that was her name--was spoken somewhere in the vicinity of the ends of the earth, cruising along as leisurely as ever, her sails all bepatched and be quilted with rope-yarns, her spars fished with old pipe staves, and her rigging knotted and spliced in every possible direction.
Typee
An Anacharsis Clootz deputation from all the isles of the sea, and all the ends of the earth, accompanying Old Ahab in the pequod to lay the world's grievances before that bar from which not very many of them ever come back.
Moby Dick I LXVII
"And who is there by this green pool that can bring thee news from the ends of the earth?" cried the old woman, peering into the lady's face.
From Twice Told Tales
Speak the word, and, as you know, I would take you to the ends of the earth to-morrow."
No, you said you'd go to the ends of the earth! Do!
A Room With A View
*"That Russian army which has been brought from the ends of the earth by English gold, we shall cause to share the same fate- (the fate of the army at Ulm)."
War and Peace
In her eyes Henry was always moving and causing others to move, until the ends of the earth met.
Howards End
He said he had expected to improve his mind by coming to Europe, but a man might travel to the ends of the earth with me and never see anything, for I was manifestly endowed with the very genius of ill luck.
Tramp Abroad
I can go anywhere, do anything," he said, looking ready to fly to the ends of the earth.
Little Women
I will follow thee to the ends of the earth, good master, and not a herd of dun deer in all the forest but shall know the sound of the twang of my bowstring."
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Cannes veteran Kiyoshi Kurosawa's To the Ends of the Earth.
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Malacanang has condemned the killing of Dutch bird watcher Ewold Horn, who was abducted by the Abu Sayyaf group in 2012, and vowed to pursue his killers 'to the ends of the earth.'
Palace vows justice for slain Abu Sayyaf Dutch hostage
DAMIEN Duff's criticism of Irish fans for their tennis ball protest was way offside and shows he is out of touch with those who begged and borrowed to follow their team to the ends of the earth.
DUFF IS TALKIN' BALLS
Following the killing of a suspected narco-politician, the government has pledged to pursue "to the ends of the earth" persons involved in illegal drugs and other crimes until they are brought to justice.
Duterte vows to pursue 'to ends of the earth' persons involved in illegal drugs