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from sea to shining sea
from sea to shining seaSpanning 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, shinefrom sea to shining seaFig. 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 |