MAIN STREET


Meaning of MAIN STREET in English

n ( esp AmE )

1. [ C ] the most important street in a small town or city, especially in the business district. It is often called simply Main Street.

2. Main Street [ U ] (sometimes disapprov ) the attitudes and values thought to be typical of small US towns:

The government’s new liberal policies will not go down well on Main Street

See also Lewis .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.