Meaning of Canadian as maple syrup | Babel Free

Definitions

Completely or quintessentially Canadian.

not-comparable

Examples

“George Matheson Murray, the man she was to meet in South Vancouver, was an oatmeal porridge Scot as Canadian as maple syrup.”

“To many in the world theatre scene, Canada would, at first glance, appear to be an unlikely place for anything exciting to happen. So, what's a poor kid to do if he's Canadian as maple syrup, yet every fibre of his being screams, “Gotta sing! Gotta dance!"?”

“Back home, meanwhile, souvenir shops in many Canadian cities feature humidors well stocked with Cuban tobacco products for sale to American tourists. The Cuban cigar has become, in a sense, as Canadian as maple syrup.”

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