abrew

adj

abrew

adj

/əˈbɹuː/

Etymology From a- + brew.

1

brewing, developing, coming into being

  • I remember the French have a saying, when any trouble is abrew, 'Cherchez la femme' which corresponds to, 'Who's the woman?'1892 April 23, Mary L. Besland, “Current Topics of Interest”, in The Illustrated American, volume 10, number 114, page 492:
  • Storm abrew after Algeria fails to show for match vs Israel2016 November 11, Allon Sinai, “Storm abrew after Algeria fails to show for match vs Israel”, in The Jerusalem Post:

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