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play in Peoria
Idioms and Phrases
Be acceptable to the average consumer or constituent. For example, We've tested this new soup in several markets, but will it play in Peoria? This expression originated among touring theater companies trying to make sure their productions would win favor in America's heartland, symbolized by the small city of Peoria, Illinois.Example Sentences
Fast talking, however, won’t play in Peoria, Illinois, which came in as the slowest-speaking city at 4.71 syllables per second.
Which raises the question: How does this dinner play in Peoria?
But she’s not worried whether her brand of comedy will play in Peoria.
The slick and glitzy slogans that appeal to parts of the coasts may be cool, but they don’t play in Peoria.
Her progressive platform is highly popular in deep-blue New York, but will it play in Peoria?
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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