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Al fresco

Al fresco

Meaning

In the open air.

Examples

The weather’s lovely, let’s have our lunch al fresco on the terrace.

Where did it originate?

The United Kingdom adaptation of an Italian expression

Where is it used?

Worldwide.

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Writer and researcher on the origins of phrases and the creator of the Phrase Finder website. Over the past 26 years more than 700 million of his pages have been downloaded by readers. He is one of the most popular and trusted sources of information on phrases and idioms.
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