twinkle in one's father's eye

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词形变化

twinkles in their fathers' eyes 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A notional look of anticipation or hope (either for sex or a child) in one's father's eyes at or around the time of one's conception.

    非正式 幽默 习语

    Kimberly handed him a whisky and said: "So's that, my boy. Forty-eight-year-old Glenlivet. This was a connoisseur's drop before you were a twinkle in your father's eye."