glint in the milkman's eye

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone or something that has not been born or conceived yet. UK,humorous
    — It’s no wonder then that, musically, from Summer Camp to Best Coast, we’ve stepped into a sepia time machine recently, transported back to a golden age where romance abounded and Justin Bieber was a mere glint in the milkman’s eye.

词形变化

glints in the milkman's eye plural

词源

Created by analogy with similar expressions such a glint in your father's eye, but implying the child was conceived adulterously; milkmen, visiting housewives while their husbands would have been at work, are often associated with adultery.
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