FAIRHAIRED BOY
fair-haired boy: translation
fair-haired boy
Fig. a favored person. (Not necessarily young or a boy.) •
The teacher's fair-haired boy always does well on tests.
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The supervisor's son was the fair-haired boy on the construction site.
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{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 the fans./ * /Charles was a good student and behaved very well; he became the teacher's fair-haired boy./