fog a mirror
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the notion of placing a mirror near the nose or mouth of a sleeping person to determine whether they were still breathing, thus alive; indicated by the glass fogging up.
Verb
[edit]fog a mirror (third-person singular simple present fogs a mirror, present participle fogging a mirror, simple past and past participle fogged a mirror)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fog, mirror.
- (idiomatic, subjunctive) To be alive.
- I'm so tired of being alone, I would marry anyone who could fog a mirror.