peel me a grape

Definitions

A request to be pampered or to have one's whims indulged.

Examples

“His early, brilliant "Peel Me a Grape," which has long been one of Blossom Dearie's anthems, laughs at social ennui in the seventies and eighties in the way that Cole Porter laughed at it in the thirties: Peel me a grape, crush⟳ me some ice, Skin me a peach, save⟳ the fuzz for my pillow, Start⟳ me a smoke⟳, talk⟳ to me nice, You gotta wine me and dine me, Don't try⟳ and fool me, bejewel me, Either amuse me or lose⟳ me, I'm gettin' hungry -- peel me a grape.”

“Can't you hear⟳ Adam say⟳ to her, “Peel me a grape, Lilith.” And her response: “Peel it yourself! And while you are at it, where's dinner?””

“Half an hour later when dad and I ventured into the lounge, mum glaring at us with a face⟳ like⟳ thunder, Kim was lying contentedly next to Armalade in front of the fire, a real con merchant if ever there was one, basking in all the attention. Talk⟳ about peel me a grape!”

““Daaaahlings I say⟳, please⟳ refill my glass and peel me a grape.” She grinned and mugged it up for us gathered proletariat.”

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