able to fog a mirror

able to fog a mirror

Alive, perhaps barely. (If one holds up a mirror to one's nose or mouth, the breath will cause fog to appear.) I spent the whole day moving furniture, so I'm barely able to fog a mirror now. He'll date any woman who's able to fog a mirror.
See also: able, fog, mirror
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

able to fog a mirror

Fig. Inf. alive, even if just barely. (Usually jocular. Alludes to the use of a small mirror placed under the nose to tell if a person is breathing or not. (Able to can be replaced with can.) Look, I don't need an athlete to do this job! Anybody able to fog a mirror will do fine!
See also: able, fog, mirror
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • fog
  • go critical
  • get through to (someone or something)
  • all able-bodied people
  • able to take just so much
  • able to take only so much
  • sleep
  • not able
  • wear two hats
  • wear two hats (more than one hat), to