When was a mere twinkle in father's eye In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "when was a mere twinkle in father's eye", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2022-02-21 01:02

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When (one) was a twinkle in (one's) father's eye phrase

This phrase refers to the time before one was born into this world.

I never knew my father's parents as they passed away when I was a twinkle in my father's eye.

His brother died in a car accident when he was a twinkle in his father's eye.

She believes every day of her life had already been written on God's calendar when she was a twinkle in her father's eye.

Origin of When (one) was a twinkle in (one's) father's eye

From a song, "When You Were a Smile on Your Mother's Lips (and a Twinkle in Your Daddy's Eye)", written for the 1934 film, Dames; derived from the presumption that prior to the conception of a baby, the father was sexually aroused, and this arousal was reflected in a pleased look in the father's eyes.

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