twinkle in (one's) father's eye

twinkle in (one's) father's eye

A phrase used to describe the time before one's birth. I never knew my grandparents; they died when I was just a twinkle in my father's eye.
See also: eye, twinkle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • when (one) was a twinkle in (one's) father's eye
  • take an eye for an eye
  • see eye to eye, to
  • see eye to eye
  • have (one's)/an eye out for (someone or something)
  • see eye to eye with (someone)
  • eye to eye
  • see eye to eye about (something)
  • see eye to eye on (something)
  • get eye Go to catch