Washington’s cherry tree

Washington’s cherry tree
вишня, которую, по преданию, нечаянно срубил маленький Джордж Вашингтон и имел мужество честно в этом признаться; ассоциируется с днём рождения Вашингтона, являющимся официальным праздником в большинстве штатов

США. Лингвострановедческий англо-русский словарь. 2013.

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