English

Noun

glint in the milkman's eye ‎(plural glints in the milkman's eye)

1. (Britain, humorous) Someone or something that has not been born or conceived yet.
   • 2010, Lisa Wright, Album review: Twin Shadow - Forget (4AD), NME

     It’s no wonder then that, musically, from Summer Camp to Best Coast, we’ve stepped into a sepia time machine recently, transported back to a golden age where romance abounded and Justin Bieber was a mere glint in the milkman’s eye.

   • 1987, Blackadder the Third, "Dish and Dishonesty"

     "And which Pitt would this be? Pitt the Toddler? Pitt the Embryo? Pitt the Glint in the Milkman's Eye?"