Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
To receive widespread acceptance among members of the general American public.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
The idiomatic sense is reported to have originated in vaudeville performances in the early 1900s.
