from sea to shining sea


from sea to shining sea

Spanning from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean (and vice versa). The phrase comes from the song "America the Beautiful." A: "Wow, you guys are really going to travel from sea to shining sea, huh?" B: "Yep, we're going from Boston to San Francisco."See also: sea, shine

from sea to shining sea

Fig. from coast to coast. (Taken from the lyrics of the song "America the Beautiful".) The new insect pest spread from sea to shining sea in a matter of months.See also: sea, shine