But it's probably true that the Japanese who picked up the yen would immediately bank it, instead of buying a brand-new suit or power mower as any patriotic American would.
From afar the event looked like any other awards show, with performances and speeches, brand-new suits and brand-new haircuts, lame jokes and odd-looking trophies.
I'll swim clear across the lake and back in my brand-new suit.
The door to the briefing room opened and someone in a brand-new suit backed in, carrying a tray of coffee and chocolate biscuits.
The bobby moved off with a friendly nod, leaving Ryan to wonder what there was about his brand-new three-piece suit that marked him as an American.
Nor had he forgotten Sutton's unexplained change to a brand-new suit of hospital whites.
He was a tall craggy man, inclined to look a bit disheveled even in a brand-new expensive suit.
Original Machines - Most of the G Generation games feature brand-new mobile suits and armors designed exclusively for the game.
The clothes Miss Britton intended to wear to their first encounter are documented: a brand-new gray tailored suit and a dark blue sailor hat with a gray veil.
Just because you've got on a brand-new suit doesn't mean you have to yell and tell everyone, 'Hey, I've got on a brand-new suit!'
