family jewels
plural noun
1Valuable items of jewellery belonging to a particular family and handed down from one generation to the next: the Astor family jewels...
- The collection consists of traditional jewellery inspired from the family jewels of the Nizam.
- He criticizes judges who have overruled will provisions requesting the demolition of a family estate or a burial with family jewels.
- In my novel, the character sees past wearers standing before her when she adorns herself with family jewels.
2 humorous A man’s genitals.She didn't mention anything about my family jewels, which must evidently hang out when I fight....
- How would he have felt if his friend had missed the ‘target’ and ended up shooting off his family jewels?
- Something cold and clammy ran up his leg, into his pants and was racing its way towards his family jewels!
Phrases
sell (or sell off) the family jewels
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