family jewels

Our West Midlands political editor added that both the stadium and the library would feel like "family jewels".

Harry smuggled out the family jewels, because he knew they were never going back, but he led Ilse to believe that they would be heading home soon.

I’ve seen the plate, the family jewels, the old servants, and pictures of the country place, with its park, great house, lovely grounds, and fine horses.

“This is like selling the family jewels — like giving them away, really,” said John McCourt, the president of the International James Joyce Foundation, who led the campaign to preserve the house.

However, some viewed the privatizations as akin to giving away the family jewels for almost nothing in return.