Appendix:Snowclones/the great X in the sky

English

Phrase

the great X in the sky

1. (idiomatic, snowclone) Heaven; a happy afterlife.

   He's gone to that great soundstage in the sky.

   • 1999 February 7, Jim Davis, Garfield‎^[1]:

     (spider): Many years ago you sent my grandfather to that big web in the sky...

   • 2009, Jeff Bahr, Unique America, page 79:

     For 14 long years the two pals moved happily about in gastronomic circles, until one awful day in 1936 when Gwaltney headed off to that big curing center in the sky.

Usage notes

The blank word is traditionally a noun related to the deceased person's hobbies, employment, or something they particularly enjoyed. Slight variations of wording are common.

Synonyms

• heaven