- fair-haired boy
- ,fair-haired `boy noun count AMERICAN INFORMALsomeone who is liked by a person who has power or influence, and who is therefore likely to be successful
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
fair-haired boy
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fair-haired boy — {n.}, {informal} A person that gets special favors; favorite; pet. * /If he wins the election by a large majority, he will become his party s fair haired boy./ * /The local boy playing first base could do no wrong; he was the fair haired boy of… … Dictionary of American idioms
fair-haired boy — {n.}, {informal} A person that gets special favors; favorite; pet. * /If he wins the election by a large majority, he will become his party s fair haired boy./ * /The local boy playing first base could do no wrong; he was the fair haired boy of… … Dictionary of American idioms
fair-haired boy — n AmE old fashioned informal someone who is likely to succeed because someone in authority likes them British Equivalent: blue eyed boy ▪ the boss s fair haired boy … Dictionary of contemporary English
fair-haired boy — fair haired boy, Informal. a favorite … Useful english dictionary
fair-haired\ boy — noun informal A person that gets special favors; favorite; pet. If he wins the election by a large majority, he will become his party s fair haired boy. The local boy playing first base could do no wrong; he was the fair haired boy of the fans.… … Словарь американских идиом
fair-haired boy — someone unfairly favoured He may be dark haired, or bald, but he is being helped to political office or promotion beyond his deserts: Alexandrov s too old to go after the post himself... Gerasimov s his fair haired boy. (Clancy, 1988)… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
fair-haired boy — n. a promising young man; a young man who receives favoritism. □ Ted is the boss’s fair haired boy now, but he’ll be just like the rest of us in a month. □ He’d have been fired if he wasn’t the fair haired boy … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
fair-haired boy — favorite boy, favorite man He s the fair haired boy in this office. They think he s perfect … English idioms
fair-haired boy — noun (C) AmE informal someone who is likely to succeed because someone in authority likes them; blueeyed boy especially BrE : the boss s fair haired boy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fair-haired boy — idi+inf fair haired boy, an up and coming person; favorite … From formal English to slang
