Appendix:Snowclones/X is the Y of Z
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X is the Y of Z
- (snowclone) Used to emphasize one or more similarities between X and Y, where X belongs to Z, but Y does not.
Environmentally speaking, Maine is the Finland of America: lots of snow, lakes, and pine trees.