"not the end of the world" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-not the end of the world.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) (It's of) minor importance, at least not as important as it first seemed. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: don't make a mountain out of a molehill Translations (it's not the end of the world): ei se maailmaa kaada (Finnish), se ei ole maailmanloppu (Finnish), ce n’est pas la fin du monde (French), das ist nicht das Ende der Welt (German), no es el fin del mundo (Spanish), hundirse el mundo (english: negatively) (Spanish), inte hela världen (Swedish)
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