Citations:view someone's etchings

English citations of view one's etchings

Verb: "(euphemistic) to engage in sexual activity"

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• 1983, Eve Gladstone, Ballinger's Rule, page 63:

  His grin was amiable and disarming. "Or have you come to view my etchings?"

• 1991, Linda Lael Miller, Wild About Harry, page 79:

  Next, he'd be telling her that no other woman had ever understood him the way she did, and asking her to come to his hotel room to view his etchings.

• 2000, Jayne Ann Krentz, Soft Focus, unnumbered page:

  "Don't worry. I'm not planning to invite you to view my etchings again. I learned my lesson six months ago."

• 2002, Jayne Ann Krentz, Summer in Eclipse Bay, unnumbered page:

  “Speaking of doing what you have to do, I think I've worked my nerve up at last. Can I persuade you to come up and view my etchings some evening this week?

• 2007, Stephen R. Sobotka, Two of a Kind, page 81:

  “I think, I just might have a reason for you to . . . change your mind about viewing my etchings,” she stated, her voice taking on a little husky tone.

• 2008, Abby Gaines, Fully Engaged, page 58:

  “Sounds interesting,” Jack murmured in a tone that suggested his next words would be an invitation to view his etchings.

• 2010, Gregg Jantz, Too Close to the Flame, page 61:

  At the time, he didn't realize his computer was the current rendition of “Why don't you come up and view my etchings?"

• 2012, Joan Smith, The Polka Dot Nude, unnumbered page:

  "I have a distinct feeling Miss Andrews was not included in that invitation to view her etchings. I might as well have been invisible. It must be the jeans."

  "Yeah, the lack of a y chromosome. I told you, she likes men."

• 2012, D. R. Grady, Bad Nerd Rising, unnumbered page:

  "I wish for you to come to Rurikstan with me."

  Tia stared at him. She managed to close her mouth, as hanging with her jaws open in a lab like hers wasn't the smartest option. Go home with him? To view his etchings? She sniggered at her own stupidity.

• 2013, Stephen Pearsall, Focus, page 357:

  “Would you like to step inside to view my etchings?” he murmured, now kissing her brow and nose.

• 2018, Leah Fleming, The Cotton Town Girls, unnumbered page:

  'Don't be a prude! You should see some of the models we draw in Life Class, but they wouldn't hold a candle to our speaker for shape or form. He can view my etchings any time!'

• 2018, Melanie Forde, On the Hillwilla Road, page 158:

  "Relax. I'm not bringing you up here to view my etchings. Nor do I expect one pastrami on rye to send you into a swoon."

• 2019, Anne Stuart, Cold as Ice, unnumbered page:

  "Are you sure I can't talk you into an after-dinner liqueur? Maybe view my etchings?"