he was the black sheep of the family

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• 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 — is an English language idiom which describes an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within one s family. The term has been looked upon either positively or negatively depending on the era and culture in which the term was… …   Wikipedia

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

• (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

• (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 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

• Black Sheep (2007 film) — Infobox Film name = Black Sheep caption = New Zealand Film Poster director = Jonathan King producer = Phillipa Campbell writer = Jonathan King starring = Matthew Chamberlain Tammy Davis Oliver Driver Peter Feeney music = Victoria Kelly… …   Wikipedia

• 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 (novel) — infobox Book | name = Black Sheep title orig = translator = image caption = author = Georgette Heyer cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Regency, Romance publisher = Sourcebooks, Inc. release date = 1966,… …   Wikipedia

• black sheep —     We speak figuratively of the one black sheep that is the cause of sorrow in a family; but in its reality it is regarded by the Sussex shepherd as an omen of good luck to his flock (Folk Lore Record 1 (1878), 8). A number of other nineteenth… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

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