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a storm is brewing
There is difficulty, danger, or unrest fermenting or expected to arise in the future. According to many inside the region, a storm is brewing among working-class voters who felt betrayed by the recent legislative change. We sensed that a storm was brewing, so we got out of the bar before the fight broke out. Dad just told Rosie she's not allowed to go to the dance, so a storm is definitely brewing.
brew
slang
1. A (can, glass, bottle of) beer. Hey barkeep, can I get a brew? We just had a few brews and watched the game.
2. Coffee. He's really snobby about his brew. He only buys beans from local roasters and insists on grinding them at home.
3. Tea, or a cup of tea. Primarily heard in UK. Would you like a biscuit with your brew, dear?
brew a plot
To conspire; to devise a secret plan. What are you kids whispering about back there? You better not be brewing a plot! My siblings and I are brewing a plot to surprise our parents with a trip for their anniversary.
brew up (something)
1. To make a beverage (often coffee or tea) by brewing. You better brew up a pot of coffee—it's going to be a long night.
2. To prepare or incite something. What are you kids whispering about back there? You better not be brewing up trouble!
brewed
slang Drunk. I'm past the point in my life where I want to spend every weekend at a bar getting brewed. Everyone was too brewed to drive home, so they all just slept over.
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brouhaha
A loud fuss, uproar, or commotion. There was some brouhaha outside our apartment complex at 3 AM last night. The argument escalated into a full-blown brouhaha among the politicians.
builder's brew
A strong cup of tea, often made with milk and sugar. The name refers to the drink's original association with laborers. Primarily heard in UK. Builder's brew for you? Or something less strong? I'll just have a builder's brew and a digestive for breakfast, thanks.
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homebrew
Beer, liquor, or wine that someone has prepared in their home (as opposed to purchasing it from a store or other vendor). I don't usually like beer very much, but this homebrew of yours is darn good.
quaff a brew
To drink a beer, especially quickly, greedily, or enthusiastically. After a long day of work, I like to kick back on the sofa and quaff a brew or two. IF you didn't spend all your free time quaffing brews, maybe you'd be able to amount to something more than just a lowly line cook.
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suck brew(s)
slang To drink beer. One of the best things about summer is firing up the barbecue and sucking some brews on a hot, sunny day. The only thing that old drunk is good as is sucking brew.
See also: suck
there's a storm brewing
There is difficulty, danger, or unrest fermenting or expected to arise in the future. According to many inside the region, there's a storm brewing among working-class voters who felt betrayed by the recent legislative change. We sensed that there was a storm brewing, so we got out of the bar before the fight broke out.
there's trouble brewing
There is difficulty, danger, or unrest fermenting or expected to arise in the future. According to many inside the region, there's trouble brewing among working-class voters who felt betrayed by the recent legislative change. We sensed that there was trouble brewing, so we got out of the bar before the fight broke out.
trouble brewing
Difficulty, danger, or unrest that is fermenting or expected to arise in the future. According to many inside the region, there's trouble brewing among working-class voters who felt betrayed by the recent legislative change. We sensed trouble brewing, so we got out of the bar before the fight broke out.
trouble is brewing
There is difficulty, danger, or unrest fermenting or expected to arise in the future. According to many inside the region, trouble is brewing among working-class voters who felt betrayed by the recent legislative change. We sensed that trouble was brewing, so we got out of the bar before the fight broke out.
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brew a plot
Fig. to plot something; to make a plot. The children brewed an evil plot to get revenge on their teacher. We brewed a plot so that we would not have to help with dinner.
brew something up
1. Lit. to brew something, as in making coffee or tea. Can somebody brew some coffee up? Let me brew up a pot of tea, and then we'll talk.
2. Fig. to cause something to happen; to foment something. I could see that they were brewing some kind of trouble up. Don't brew up any trouble!
brew up
Fig. to build up; [for something] to begin to build and grow. (Typically said of a storm.) A bad storm is brewing up in the west. Something serious is brewing up in the western sky.
storm is brewing
1. There is going to be a storm. Look at the clouds. A storm is brewing. A storm is brewing in the west.
2. There is going to be trouble or emotional upset. He looks angry. A storm is brewing.
suck (some) brew
and suck (some) SudsSl. to drink beer. Wanna go suck some brew? I'm tired of sucking suds. Got any whisky?
Trouble is brewing.
and There is trouble brewing.Fig. Trouble is developing. Trouble's brewing at the office. I have to get there early tomorrow. There is trouble brewing in the government. The prime minister may resign.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
there’s ˈtrouble brewing
(informal) a difficult situation is starting to develop: There’s trouble brewing in the car industry.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
brew
1. n. coffee; occasionally, tea. This is my kind of brew, hot, black, and aromatic.
2. n. beer; a can, bottle, or glass of beer. Hey, give me a cold brew, will ya?
brewed
mod. alcohol intoxicated. He tries to get brewed as soon as he can after work.
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brew-ha
(ˈbruhɑ) n. brew; a beer. One brew-ha over here, innkeeper!
brew-out
n. a beer blast; a beer blow-out. Were you at Tom’s brew-out? I was too bombed to see who was there.
brews brothers
n. (male) beer-drinking college students. (A play on The Blues Brothers, a popular movie released in 1980.) You guys look like the devil and you smell like the brews brothers.
home-brew
n. homemade liquor or beer. My uncle makes his own home-brew.
quaff a brew
(ˈkwɑf ə ˈbru) tv. to drink a beer. (see also brew.) I went down to the bar to quaff a brew.
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suck (some) brew
and suck (some) suds tv. to drink beer. Wanna go suck some brew? Let’s go out and suck suds.
suck brew
verbSee suck some brew
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
brouhaha
A commotion, an uproar. Adopted from a fifteenth-century French term imitating a loud confused noise, it entered English in the late 1800s and has become a cliché. A Boston Globe column edited by Devra First had it, “What are your thoughts on the Josh Ozersky brouhaha? In brief the food writer pens a column about his wedding, saying caterers can’t cook . . . Then it turns out he didn’t pay for the food.”
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer