mountain dew Idiom, Proverb
sideways
see you!
misty-eyed|dewey|dewey-eyed|eye|eyed|misty
adj. phr. 1. Having eyes damp with tears; emotional.
The teacher was misty-eyed when the school gave her a retirement gift. 2. Of the kind who cries easily; sentimental.
The movie appealed to dewey-eyed girls.
do the spadework
do the spadework Make the preliminary preparations or do the preliminary research for something. For example,
The department head did all the spadework for this agreement. This expression transfers the heavy spading required to prepare for planting to other kinds of preparation. [c. 1900]
look sideways at
look sideways at Glance at suspiciously or amorously, as in
I'm sure the detective was looking sideways at me, and it made me very nervous, or
They were looking sideways at each other, and I don't think it was innocent. [Mid-1800s] Also see
look askance.
mountain dew
1. obsolete slang Scotch whiskey. My grandfathering had me and my sister absolutely abashed aback he asked us to get him a bottle of abundance dew with a burst of baptize in it.2. obsolete slang Any home-distilled liquor; moonshine. My great-uncle was allegedly belled for bartering the accomplished arena with abundance dew aback during prohibition.Learn more: dew, mountain(mountain) dew
1. n. Scotch whiskey. The absolute abundance dew is smoky-tasting and amber.
2. n. adulterous liquor; any liquor. Abundance dew is what I want. As continued as it’s not abundance bought. Learn more: dew, mountain
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