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How to Sound Clever: Master the 600 English Words You ...
having eyes with a penetrating stare from the English word, gimlet: a tool for
boring holes; gimlet-eyed literally means 'having eyes like a gimlet' e.g. One
reason for Daniel Craig's being chosen to play James Bond was his gimlet-eyed
gaze ...
Hubert van den Bergh,
2010
Gimlet—eyed I'd read somewhere and I thought because a gimlet is green
because it has lime juice that gimlet—eyed meant green—eyed but then I looked
gimlet up and I saw it was a screw—tipped piercing implement and realized ...
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Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker
... referred inevitably to Mrs. Ernest Simpson. Behind this latest. most
incomprehensible Timenterprise looms. as usual. 'Peak of Life circulation (1921):
250.000. ambitious. gimlet-eyed. Baby Tycoon I-lenry Robinson Luce. co-founder
of Time.
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
Gee me ortl a gimlet-eyed [giim'lut-uy'd] old bitch. 11w.Dev.l (3) 11.Lln.l .0601].
Her own [eyes] narrowed till they glinted wintry and keen as the gimblet-tool,
Cnocxz'rr Standard Bearer (1898) 197. 2. Phr. handy as a gimlet, quick, smart,
useful.
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Som. Tha eadger turn'd hes gimlet eye, AcRIkuaR Rhymes (I812) 7I. (at n.YksJZ,
Chs.', n.Lin.l w.Som.l Having eyes which not only squint, but are always in motion
, Cee me ortl a gimlet-eyed [giIm-lut-ny'd] old bitch. nw.!)ev.I (3) n.Lin.I (4) Gail.
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The Bandit of Hell's Bend
Gimlet eyed him sadly. When he essayed to place a foot in the stirrup the pony
sidestepped rapidly in the opposite direction. "You'd better mount fromthe other
side,Mr. Corson," advised Diana. "These horses are not broken to work with from
...
Edgar Rice Burroughs,
2012
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A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English: Abridged from ...
Gimlet-eyed. Squinting, or squinny-eyed, cock-eyed : as in the old rhyme : Gimlet
eye, sausage nose, Hip awry, bandy toes. G i m m e r. An old woman : a variant of
cummer. Gin. 1. An Australian native woman. 2. An old woman : see Geezer.
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley,
1905
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The Unofficial Harry Potter Vocabulary Builder: Learn the ...
Goblet of Fire, page 96 The librarian hired Wildwood to clean the gilt decoration
on the huge picture frame hanging over the library fireplace. gimlet-eyed (gim-lit-
eyed) adjective Having a sharp or piercing glance. / Order ofthe Phoenix, page ...
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... 2 us a drink made with GIN or vodka and lime juice >-idiom have gimlet eyes (
also be gimlet-eyed) literary to look at things very carefully and not miss anything
gimme /'gim.i/ ▻ short form not standard give me: Gimme that pen back! ▻ noun
...
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Blue-
Eyed Son: The Story of an Adoption
The option of doing anything else but following it through to its bitter, sweet, or
bittersweet, conclusion was the only one I could make out in my gimlet-eyed
focus. The clock was ticking and the meter was whirring fast. Steve came back
within ...
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Teased to death
Holidays, demon grandchildren visit, and I find myself getting all gimlet-eyed with suspicion, hyper-vigilant like in the old days. I never learned ... «LGBTQ Nation, 七月 15»
The First Chapter of Harper Lee's Novel Go Set a Watchman Is …
In his daughter's flashbacks Atticus is the same gimlet-eyed but gentle critic of his community as always. Jean Louise anticipates from the train ... «Slate Magazine, 七月 15»
The Bird and the Bee is here to play with 'Recreational Love'
That point of view comes through in the gimlet-eyed title track, where George pokes holes in the dubious reasoning of an immature lover, and ... «Los Angeles Times, 七月 15»
Veruca Salt, 'Ghost Notes'
... Louise Post's spun-sugar harmonies and gimlet-eyed lyrics for extra pop. Gordon departed in 1998 and Post trucked on until the mid-2000s; ... «Boston Globe, 七月 15»
Patti LuPone “Hijacked” Audience Member's Cell Phone, Jon Snow …
... “a measure of gimlet-eyed reflection, a large dollop of self-deprecation and a heaping dose of hilarity”), Patti LuPone snatched a cell phone, ... «Flavorwire, 七月 15»
Budget 2015: the verdict from our columnists
Tempting as it is to gawp solely at the rabbit – a compulsory £9-an-hour living wage for all! – it's usually better to focus gimlet-eyed on the hand. «The Guardian, 七月 15»
The Poke guide to the 2015 budget
The Chancellor stands on the steps of Number 11 Downing Street and hoons his great, red box around, like a gimlet-eyed weasel annually ... «The Poke, 七月 15»
Kitty Flanagan review: Razor-sharp observations leave audience in …
... the ridiculous truth is unveiled. Seriously? reveals Flanagan's poised comic muscle and our norms revel under her gimlet-eyed investigation. «Sydney Morning Herald, 七月 15»
Backstage: 'If plays are ships in the night, then musicals are ocean …
It's quite a list, but I believe any gimlet-eyed reader of The Stage will have already noticed two omissions in the ranks of the above. «The Stage, 七月 15»
Exposing The World Of The One Percent
As a columnist for the New York Observer, Kirshenbaum's gained acclaim (and ruffled a few feathers) thanks to his gimlet-eyed look at the ... «Pulse, 七月 15»