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into the wide blue yonder. or into the wild blue yonder. on a journey to a faraway place which is unfamiliar or mysterious. Sailing into the wide blue yonder, Colin discovers his very own Treasure Island.
wild blue yonder. 1. A faraway location that is appealingly unknown and mysterious. Typically used in the phrase "into the wild blue yonder." I often dream about selling all my possessions, buying a plane ticket to Europe, and setting off into the wild blue yonder. 2. old-fashioned The sky.
the wide (or wild) blue yonder the sky or sea; the far or unknown distance. The phrase comes from ‘Army Air Corps’ ( 1939 ), a song by Robert Crawford : ‘Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun’.
Strictly speaking, the expression is ‘wild’ blue yonder but it frequently appears as ‘wide’ blue yonder. The opening words of the song are in fact, “Off we go into the wild blue yonder.”
Definitions of wild blue yonder. noun. the sky as viewed during daylight. synonyms: blue, blue air, blue sky. see more.
into the wide blue yonder (comparative more into the wide blue yonder, superlative most into the wide blue yonder) (colloquial) A faraway place which is unknown and mysterious.
"The U.S. Air Force" is the official song of the United States Air Force, adopted in the late 1940s, and is often referred to as "Wild Blue Yonder".
