Already he had a glimmer of suspicion as to how matters stood and of how he would be made use of by Blodwen Page to run the practice for his disabled principal. (A. Cronin)
If you had a glimmer of sense you'd see it if he had have done. (J. Priestley)
Idioms and examples. 2014.
glimmer of hope — • a glimmer of hope • a glimmer of suspicion • a glimmer of sense (from Idioms in Speech) weak, faint hope Already he had a glimmer of suspicion as to how matters stood and of how he would be made use of by Blodwen Page to run the practice for… … Idioms and examples
glimmer of suspicion — • a glimmer of hope • a glimmer of suspicion • a glimmer of sense (from Idioms in Speech) weak, faint hope Already he had a glimmer of suspicion as to how matters stood and of how he would be made use of by Blodwen Page to run the practice for… … Idioms and examples
glimmer(ing), not a — None. ♠ Not a glimmer of sense. No sense … A concise dictionary of English slang
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mere — {{11}}mere (adj.) c.1400, unmixed, pure, from O.Fr. mier pure (of gold), entire, total, complete, and directly from L. merus unmixed (of wine), pure; bare, naked; figuratively true, real, genuine, probably originally clear, bright, from PIE *mer… … Etymology dictionary
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