Emotions & feelings
a twinkle in someone's eye
a playful look
A twinkle in someone's eye is a playful or amused expression that you can see in their eyes.
Hear it in real life
Was she being serious?
Not completely; she had a twinkle in her eye.
He had a twinkle in his eye when he announced the surprise.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: a twinkle on her eye
Say: a twinkle in her eye
Use "in" because the expression describes something visible inside or within the eyes.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have a twinkle in one's eye; say something with a twinkle in one's eye
Your turn: say it out loud
He had a twinkle in his eye when he announced the surprise.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a twinkle in someone's eye
a playful look
“He had a twinkle in his eye when he announced the surprise.”
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