family
the (or your) family jewels a man's genitals. informal
in the family way pregnant. informal
sell the family silver part with a valuable resource in order to gain an immediate advantage.
☞ In 1985, the former British prime minister Harold Macmillan made a speech to the Tory Reform Group on the subject of privatization (the selling off of nationalized industries to private companies). He likened it to the selling of heirlooms by impoverished aristocratic families: 'First of all the Georgian silver goes…'.