be as American as apple pie

To be exemplary or indicative of American life, interests, or ideals (often stereotypically so). Baseball is as American as apple pie.

See also: American, apple, pie

See also:

American
American as apple pie
as American as apple pie
born on the Fourth of July
fourth
American icon
Jim Crow
draw play
crisp
be all that and a bag of crisps

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The varied voices and experiences that make up this collection strike one common chord sung succinctly by Suheir Hammad (India): "I will never be as American as apple pie." Yet, this realization is not to be seen as loss or with regret.

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