black sheep of the family

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• (the) black sheep of the family — the black sheep (of the family) someone who is thought to be a bad person by the rest of their family. My father was the black sheep he ran away at 16 to become an actor and his parents never forgave him …   New idioms dictionary

• black sheep of the family — Meaning A worthless or disgraced member of the family. Origin Shepherds used to dislike black sheep as their fleeces were worth less than those of white sheep. Warning: old joke ahead. Why do black sheep eat less than white ones? . There aren t… …   Meaning and origin of phrases

• black sheep (of the family) —   Person in disgrace or distrusted (in eyes of his own family) …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• (the) black sheep — the black sheep (of the family) someone who is thought to be a bad person by the rest of their family. My father was the black sheep he ran away at 16 to become an actor and his parents never forgave him …   New idioms dictionary

• black sheep — n [C usually singular] someone who is regarded by other members of their family or group as a failure or embarrassment ▪ Amy s always been the black sheep of the family …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• black sheep — noun 1. a reckless and unprincipled reprobate • Syn: ↑scapegrace • Hypernyms: ↑reprobate, ↑miscreant 2. sheep with a black coat • Hypernyms: ↑sheep * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• black sheep —    Someone who is the black sheep doesn t fit into a group or family because their behaviour or character is not good enough.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    The black sheep is one who behaves very differently or badly, and is considered… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• black sheep — noun (countable usually singular) someone who is regarded by other members of their family or group as a failure or embarrassment: She s the black sheep of the family …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Black Sheep (Nat & Alex Wolff album) — Black Sheep Studio album by Nat Alex Wolff Released October 11, 2011 (Unite …   Wikipedia

• black sheep — the bad one, the one who does bad things    He s the black sheep in that family always in trouble …   English idioms

• Black Sheep Brewery — Infobox Brewery name = Black Sheep Brewery caption = location = Masham, Yorkshire, England owner = Paul Theakston (independent) opened = 1992 production = 50,000 barrels active beers = seasonal beers = other beers = brewbox beers|type=Bottled… …   Wikipedia