Idiom
fog a mirror
Meaning
To be alive.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He will hire anyone who can fog a mirror.”
“The company is so desperate for workers that they will hire anyone who can fog a mirror.”
“In this competitive market, the recruiter joked that the only requirement for the entry-level position was the ability to fog a mirror.”
Examples
simple
“He will hire anyone who can fog a mirror.”
contextual
“The company is so desperate for workers that they will hire anyone who can fog a mirror.”
complex
“In this competitive market, the recruiter joked that the only requirement for the entry-level position was the ability to fog a mirror.”
Origin
Derived from the diagnostic practice of placing a mirror before the nose and mouth of a patient or sleeping individual. The presence of condensation on the glass served as evidence of respiration, confirming the subject had not yet deceased.
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