glint in the milkman's eye

短语

词形变化

glints in the milkman's eye 复数 glints in the milkman's eye

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone or something that has not been born or conceived yet.

    英国 幽默

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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