BROOKLYN BRIDGE, THE


Meaning of BROOKLYN BRIDGE, THE in English

ˌBrooklyn ˈBridge, the BrE AmE

a bridge in New York that connects Brooklyn with Manhattan. It is a famous ↑ landmark on the New York ↑ skyline (=shape made by buildings against the sky) . If something is difficult to believe, people sometimes talk about ‘selling the Brooklyn Bridge’, because this is something that is very unlikely to happen.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.