on the rocks

on the rocks
on the rocks 〈[ɔn ðə rɔ̣ks] bei Getränken〉 mit Eiswürfeln ● Whisky \on the rocks [engl., eigtl. „auf den Felsen“]

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on the rocks [ɔn ðə 'rɔks ; engl., eigtl. = auf (Fels)brocken]:
(von Getränken) mit Eiswürfeln.

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On the rocks
 
Die aus dem Englischen übernommene Fügung bedeutet »mit Eis[würfeln]«: Er bestellte einen Bourbon on the rocks. - Die Fügung bedeutet wörtlich »auf die/den [Fels]brocken«. Sie bezieht sich darauf, dass man im Allgemeinen zuerst die Eiswürfel in das Glas gibt und darüber dann das alkoholische Getränk gießt.

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on the rocks [ɔn ȓə 'rɔks; engl., eigtl.= (Fels) auf brocken]: (von Getränken) mit Eiswürfeln.

Universal-Lexikon. 2012.

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