http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192251Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:46:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:192251HSS0http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192251http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-192251.xmlRoger that, folks. Thanks much. Unless I take a substitute holiday for tomorrow before the end of March, it volatizes --- no more sub holiday. Gotta take it before too late.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192248Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:46:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:192248pieanne1http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192248http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-192248.xmlYes, that's what Cambridge says too, in the link I postedhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192241Sat, 23 May 2009 04:46:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:192241Hly20042http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192241http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-192241.xmlHere's what I found with Wikipedia : A Mickey is also short for Mickey Finn , an alcoholic drink mixed with a strong sedative, typically without the knowledge of the drinker. To "slip someone a Mickey" is to surreptitiously add such an ingredient.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192240Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:46:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:192240pieanne3http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192240http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-192240.xmlNo, I think it's only a drug. What a pity! But you know, many people work on Saturdays here!http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192238Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:46:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:192238HSS4http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192238http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-192238.xmlSo I thought, the way it looked. Wondered if it could be whiskey or something apart from a substance? Hiro in Sendai, Japan, who has to go to work tomorrow, Saturday. What a downer!http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192231Sat, 23 May 2009 04:46:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:192231pieanne5http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htm#192231http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-192231.xmlHello, HSS! Yes, it is. Here is Cambridge's definition: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=50273&ph=onhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htmThu, 23 Apr 2009 04:46:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:192225HSS6http://www.englishforums.com/English/AMickey/czccg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-192225.xmlHi. I was just watching Seinfeld, and George said, "I'll slip him a Mickey." He poured some liquid into a glass that his boss, who had given George the axe, was drinking. Is a Mickey a shot of a stupefacient drug or something? Your help would be appreciated. Hiro/ Sendai, Japan