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BROOKLYN BRIDGE (1)
BROOKLYN BRIDGE (1)
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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.
—
Perception
of
Truth
Approved Glossary (9 June 92)