0
Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Breath on

Does this make sense? Is it correct?
If you blow/breath on a mirror it will get steamy.

Thanks
  

Top answer

"

— Deadrat

  • "
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
In the literal sense of water vapor, "steamy" is applied to volumes like rooms:

"I turned on the hot water, and the bathroom got steamy."

For two-dimensional surfaces, use "steamed up":

"I blew on the mirror and it steamed up."
0
0
Sometimes you will also hear "fog up" used of glass surfaces:

If you breathe on a mirror, it will fog up.
0

Related Questions