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(idiomatic) (It's of) minor importance, at least not as important as it first seemed.

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not the end of the world

Source Word

not the end of the world

idiomatic

(idiomatic) (It's of) minor importance, at least not as important as it first seemed.

Japanese Meaning

大したことではなく、思ったほどの重要性がない / 問題になるほどの事態ではなく、軽微なものと捉えられる / 必ずしも破局的な状況ではなく、対応可能な程度である

Forgetting to bring the proposal to the meeting was embarrassing, but it was not the end of the world.

会議に提案書を持ってくるのを忘れたのは恥ずかしかったが、大したことではなかった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) (It's of) minor importance, at least not as important as it first seemed.

Don't worry; it's not the end of the world if he doesn't attend.