Etymology

the world is one's lobster

Today it means: Intentional misrendering of the proverb "the world is one's oyster". Full definition →

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The story

Originally a malapropism spoken by character Arthur Daley in the British TV comedy-drama Minder.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.