Definition
a pie: a dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
(Baseball is) as American as apple pie!: (Baseball is) typically, classically, very American!
This expression is a metaphor to express that something is typically American.
- "Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch, you know that I love you, I can't help myself."
- "Bruno : It's an American tradition, like apple pie and election fraud."
- "There's no "I" in team, but there's an "I" in "Pie"."
- "Britons buy slice of American pie: UK citizens investing more and more in the American housing market"
- "Rachid : I'm as American as apple pie, Brent!"
- "Venison and mushroom pie with port"
- "I don't know what you're talking about, sugar pie!"
- "Philip : Err... Apple pie, stallion, and Susie."
Still unsure of the best way to use 'Pie'? Improve your English thanks to our online English lessons. We offer a free test as well as a free level assessment!
What our users say:
Test your English with Gymglish today and get a free level assessment
Absolutely free - no strings attached.