a
suspension bridge over the
East River in
New York City, connecting
Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Work was started on the
bridge in 1867 and
completed in 1884.
a
suspension bridge over the
East River in
New York City, connecting
Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Work was started on the
bridge in 1867 and
completed in 1884. The Brooklyn
Bridge is mentioned in several common expressions about
sale of the
bridge by one person to another (the
bridge is actually
public property). For
example, a person who "could
sell someone the Brooklyn
Bridge" is persuasive; a person who "would agree to
buy the Brooklyn
Bridge" is gullible.
a
suspension bridge over the
East River in
New York City, connecting
Manhattan with Brooklyn.
a
bridge in
New York City,
New York, USA, that traverses the
East River and connects two sections of the city,
Manhattan and Brooklyn. The
bridge was built in the mid to
late 1800s. When
completed, the
main span of the
bridge measured 1,595 feet (486 m), which made it the
world's longest
suspension bridge of the
time. (A
suspension bridge is a
bridge with a roadway suspended from
cables supported by structures at each end but which has no supporting structures under the length of the
bridge itself.) It has six lanes for
traffic and also accommodates pedestrians. The Brooklyn
Bridge has become part of several common expressions which mention the
sale of the
bridge by one person to another (the
bridge is actually
public property and cannot be sold). For
example, a person who "could
sell someone the Brooklyn
Bridge" is said to be persuasive, and a person who "would agree to
buy the Brooklyn
Bridge" is easily fooled.
a
suspension bridge over the
East River in
New York City, connecting
Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Work was started on the
bridge in 1867 and
completed in 1884. The Brooklyn
Bridge is mentioned in several common expressions about
sale of the
bridge by one person to another (the
bridge is actually
public property). For
example, a person who "could
sell someone the Brooklyn
Bridge" is persuasive; a person who "would agree to
buy the Brooklyn
Bridge" is gullible. And I did the meanest thing a
guy can do when he does that I sold him this thing
lock,
stock and barrel, Brooklyn
Bridge and
Empire State Building and the
president of the United
States thrown in.