a twinkle in one's eye

idiom

: a friendly or happy expression in one's eyes
He always talks about his children with a twinkle in his eye.
Her grandchildren put a twinkle in her eye.

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“A twinkle in one's eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20twinkle%20in%20one%27s%20eye. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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