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twinkle in one's father's eye

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1. twinkle in one's father's eye (plural twinkles in their fathers' eyes) (idiomatic, colloquial, humorous) 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. Source: ecdict

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eyes twinkle twinkles anticipation around child colloquial conception either eye fathers hope humorous idiomatic look notional plural sex their time

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