twinkle in (one's) eye

1. A facial expression that denotes happiness, amusement, or knowledge of a secret. Just when Rita thought all hope was lost, Jared got a twinkle in his eye that told her he had a plan to get them both out of that sticky situation.

2. A hope or plan that is not yet in existence. You were not even a twinkle in your mother's eye when that photo was taken.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Torleif	-	Norwegian
Cecelia	[si'si:ljə]
Bogdan	BAWG-dahn (Polish), BOG-dahn (Serbian, Croatian), bog-DAHN (Romanian)	Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Roan	-	Frisian
Seppo (1)	SEP-po (Finnish)	Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Clemente	kle-MEN-te (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese