family jewels
Example Sentences
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However, some viewed the privatizations as akin to giving away the family jewels for almost nothing in return.
From Washington Times
He won his first match on a technicality after getting slugged in the non-royal family jewels three times.
From Fox News
Patriotic Mexicans donated everything from the family jewels to chickens to help the government get rid of the foreign companies.
From Washington Post
Even this administration understands that, for now, allying with Moscow to combat cybercrime would be like hiring a burglar to protect the family jewels.
From Washington Post
“It’s a balance between the masculine and the feminine, referencing folk Creole family jewels and the gangsta world,” he said.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
