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American Expressions
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daybed edit
June 4, 2025
A daybed is not meant to be a bed during the day. It is usually a versatile, mul...
main street edit
June 3, 2025
Main street refers to the primary commercial, social, and civic street in small-...
old hat edit
June 1, 2025
“Old hat” is an idiomatic expression meaning something is old-fashioned, boringl...
knee-high edit
May 31, 2025
knee-high and knee-deep are expressions of literal or metaphorical depth. Knee-h...
knee-deep edit
May 30, 2025
knee-deep similar to knee-high, it reflects a measure of something vs the benchm...
main street edit
May 29, 2025
Main street refers to the primary commercial, social, and civic street in small-...
fort night edit
May 28, 2025
The word fortnight comes from the Old English phrase fēowertīene niht, meaning ‘...
sexual harassment edit
May 27, 2025
Sexual harassment was named in 1975, even though the behavior had existed foreve...
United States edit
May 26, 2025
The United States wasn't named in a moment—it was named through a founding docum...
opening credits edit
May 25, 2025
Opening credits started as functional text rolling over a static background. The...