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July 12, 2019 Word of the Day
as American as apple pie
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ˈ
æz ə
ˈ
merəkən
ˈ
æz
ˈ
æpəl
ˈ
paɪ/
idiom
as American as apple pie
/
ˈ
æz ə
ˈ
merəkən
ˈ
æz
ˈ
æpəl
ˈ
paɪ/
idiom
Baseball is as American as apple pie.
Definition of AS AMERICAN AS APPLE PIE
:
very or typically American
Baseball is
as American as apple pie
.
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