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English as afternoon tea

English as afternoon tea adjective: synonym of English as apple pie (“quintessentially English”).

Adjective

(as) English as afternoon tea

  1. Synonym of English as apple pie (“quintessentially English”).
    • And for all that, he was as English as afternoon tea.1926, The Argosy, page 14
    • 'Well for a start he's years older than mummy, nobody's ever seen anything he's supposed to have painted...and for someone who's as English as afternoon tea what's he doing with a name like Lorenzo?'2015 05, J. H. Wallder, Fragments of Tom, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 339

Synonyms of English as afternoon tea

Questions about English as afternoon tea

What does English as afternoon tea mean?
English as afternoon tea means synonym of English as apple pie (“quintessentially English”).
What part of speech is English as afternoon tea?
English as afternoon tea is an adjective.

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