across the pond

From across + the + pond (“(informal) the Atlantic Ocean”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˌkɹɒs ðə ˈpɒnd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˌkɹɔs ðə ˈpɑnd/

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• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /əˈkɹɑs ðə ˈpɑnd/
• Rhymes: -ɒnd

across the pond

1. (informal) On or to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

   Synonyms: transatlantic, transatlantically, transpondian

   Coordinate term: across the ditch

   My friend across the pond sometimes finds my accent hard to understand.

   We flew across the pond to visit my parents in Vancouver.

• The phrase usually implies the North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe, and is most often used to describe travel or the flow of information between Ireland or the United Kingdom, and Canada or the United States.

• herring pond

• Atlantic Ocean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia