Empire City
chiefly US
noun
(A nickname for) the city of New York.
- In later use Big Apple is more common..
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- the back of beyond
- the back of one's mind
- the Backs
- the Balearics
- the ball is in your court
- the ball of the foot
- the ball of the thumb
- Theban
- the Bank of Mum and Dad
- the Bar
- the Bard
- the Bard of Avon
- the bare bones
- thebe
- the be-all and end-all
- the Bear
- the Beatitudes
- the beautiful game
- the beautiful people
- the Beehive
- the bee's knees
- the beginning of the end
- the benefit of the doubt
- the Berg
- the Bermudas