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gleam in one's eye

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twinkle in one's eye
gen. искорка в глазах (например, насмешливая linton); огонёк в глазах (The mischievous gleam in her eye gave away her naughtiness. – Озорной огонёк в глазах выдавал её шаловливость. Abysslooker); блеск в глазах (With a vulturous gleam in his eye, he eyed the last piece of cake. – С жадным блеском в глазах...With a crazed gleam in her eyes, she plotted her revenge meticulously. – С безумным блеском в глазах... Abysslooker)
fig., idiom. проект (You were not even a gleam in your mother's eye when that photo was taken. – Тебя у твоей мамы даже в проекте не было, когда сделали этот снимок. Abysslooker); замысел (The product is still only a gleam in an engineer's eye. Abysslooker); воздушный замок (Jonathan says he's going to write the great American novel, but it's just a gleam in his eye at this point. Abysslooker)
gleam in eye
: 7 phrases in 4 subjects
General3
Idiomatic2
Informal1
Makarov1

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