Seeing the elephant

“The Row, Cripple Creek: a part of town where everybody goes to see the elephant.”

The phrase seeing the elephant is an Americanism which refers to gaining experience of the world at a significant cost. It was a popular expression of the mid to late 19th century throughout the United States in the Mexican-American War, the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, the American Civil War, the 1849 Gold Rush, and the Westward Expansion Trails (Oregon Trail, California Trail, Mormon Trail).

单词	Seeing the Elephant
释义	Seeing the Elephant 原声例句美食家基地 They were always seeing the elephants stumbling around. 他们总是看到大象跌跌撞撞地走来走去。英语百科 Seeing the elephant The phrase seeing the elephant is an Americanism which refers to gaining experience of the world at a significant cost. It was a popular expression of the mid to late 19th century throughout the United States in the Mexican-American War, the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, the American Civil War, the 1849 Gold Rush, and the Westward Expansion Trails (Oregon Trail, California Trail, Mormon Trail).
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Seeing the Elephant

Seeing the elephant