glint in the milkman's eye

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

glint in the milkman's eye (plural glints in the milkman's eye)

(Britain, humorous) Someone or something that has not been born or conceived yet.
- 2010, Lisa Wright, Album review: Twin Shadow - Forget (4AD), NME
  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.
- 1987, Blackadder the Third, "Dish and Dishonesty"
  "And which Pitt would this be? Pitt the Toddler? Pitt the Embryo? Pitt the Glint in the Milkman's Eye?"

Synonyms

twinkle in one's daddy's eye
twinkle in one's father's eye

单词	glint in the milkman's eye
释义	glint in the milkman's eye English Etymology 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. Noun glint in the milkman's eye (plural glints in the milkman's eye) (Britain, humorous) Someone or something that has not been born or conceived yet. 2010, Lisa Wright, Album review: Twin Shadow - Forget (4AD), NME 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. 1987, Blackadder the Third, "Dish and Dishonesty" "And which Pitt would this be? Pitt the Toddler? Pitt the Embryo? Pitt the Glint in the Milkman's Eye?" Synonyms twinkle in one's daddy's eye twinkle in one's father's eye
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