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Joy Ho
2020-08-03 07:08
Adam's Ale British noun informal
Adam's Ale is an old-fashioned term and a joking phrase to refer to water.
I don't have any tea but I can offer you some Adam's ale.
My older brother never drinks beer. For him, a glass of Adam's ale is his happiness.
We should have a glass of Adam's ale in the morning because it's good for our health.
1. To pollute something with mud.
2. Used to say that someone or something dredges up the mud at the bottom of a lake, pond, river, etc.
3. To obfuscate something.
4. To make water muddy.
The phrase is a noun, so we need to follow the subject-verb agreement.
This idiom based on the idea in Biblical time that the only thing that Adam had to drink in the Garden of Eden was water. It is also known as Adam's wine, particularly in Scotland. It implies to the simplicity and purity of life in the biblical Eden before the fall. This is in contrast to the association of strong drink with evil and the devil. 'The demon drink' was a metaphor frequently used by supporters of the Temperance Movement. Adam's ale gained popularity in the 1800s during the Temperance movement in which alcohol was seen as evil.
The term Adam's ale is now used less than previously, although it was in common use until the latter half of the 20th century.
Do you see anything wrong?
Stupid or crazy
He is definitely not the full shilling when wearing a thick coat in this sultry weather.
