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{{en-noun|sg=[[blue-eyed]] [[boy]]}} {{qualifier|British}}, {{qualifier|Australian}} |
{{en-noun|sg=[[blue-eyed]] [[boy]]}} {{qualifier|British}}, {{qualifier|Australian}} |
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# {{idiomatic|informal|usually|derogatory}} The [[favourite]], especially a young one, of especially someone in power; a [[fair-haired boy]] {{qualifier|US}}, {{qualifier|Australian}} |
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#*'''1919''', [[w:P. G. Wodehouse|P. G. Wodehouse]], ''A Damsel in Distress'', |
#* '''1919''', [[w:P. G. Wodehouse|P. G. Wodehouse]], ''A Damsel in Distress'', |
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#*:...this cove was so deucedly civil, and all that, that now she won't look at anybody else. He's the '''blue-eyed boy''', and everybody else is an also-ran. |
#*:...this cove was so deucedly civil, and all that, that now she won't look at anybody else. He's the '''blue-eyed boy''', and everybody else is an also-ran. |
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#*'''2004''', [[w:Jonathan Stroud|Jonathan Stroud]], ''The Golem's Eye'', |
#* '''2004''', [[w:Jonathan Stroud|Jonathan Stroud]], ''The Golem's Eye'', |
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#*:"Keep it up, Mandrake," he said. "Just keep it up. You may be the Prime Minister's '''blue-eyed boy''' now, but how long's that going to last if you don't deliver?" |
#*:"Keep it up, Mandrake," he said. "Just keep it up. You may be the Prime Minister's '''blue-eyed boy''' now, but how long's that going to last if you don't deliver?" |
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====Synonyms==== |
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*[[fair-haired boy]] |
* [[fair-haired boy]] |
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*[[teacher's pet]] |
* [[teacher's pet]] |
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*[[golden boy]] |
* [[golden boy]] |
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====Translations==== |
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Revision as of 21:09, 9 May 2011
English
Noun
blue-eyed boy (plural blue-eyed boys) (British), (Australian)
- Template:idiomatic The favourite, especially a young one, of especially someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian)
- 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, A Damsel in Distress,
- ...this cove was so deucedly civil, and all that, that now she won't look at anybody else. He's the blue-eyed boy, and everybody else is an also-ran.
- 2004, Jonathan Stroud, The Golem's Eye,
- "Keep it up, Mandrake," he said. "Just keep it up. You may be the Prime Minister's blue-eyed boy now, but how long's that going to last if you don't deliver?"
- 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, A Damsel in Distress,
Synonyms
Translations
someone's favourite, especially a young one
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