as American as mom and apple pie

as American as mom and apple pie

Considered a core principle, value, belief, belief, characteristic, aspect, etc., of the United States of America or its citizens. Sometimes used sarcastically or ironically. A: "I've never really liked baseball." B: "Really? But it's as American as mom and apple pie!" It doesn't surprise me at all that their tax overhaul would turn out this ridiculous—after all, convoluted taxes are as American as mom and apple pie.
See also: American, and, apple, mom, pie
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • as American as motherhood and apple pie
  • motherhood
  • motherhood and apple pie
  • mom and apple pie
  • a person after (one's) own
  • Bible belt
  • the Bible Belt
  • not-invented-here syndrome
  • at the very least
  • QFT