单词 | blue-eyed boy |
释义 | > as lemmasblue-eyed boy blue-eyed boy n. a boy (or man) who is highly regarded by someone, or who is treated with special favour (esp. without adequate justification); a person's favourite; cf. sense 1b.Frequently somewhat depreciative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet darlingc888 favoura1387 dandilly?a1513 tidling1520 marmoset1523 white son1539 minion1566 favourite1582 white boyc1600 feddle1611 dautie1676 inclination1691 mother's pet1819 fair-haired boy1822 pet1825 white-haired boy1829 petsywetsy1847 blue-eyed boy1919 fave1938 1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress i. 21 He's the blue-eyed boy, and everybody else is an also-ran. 1929 Star 21 Aug. 15/4 The teacher's blue-eyed boy who can do no wrong! 1963 Times 5 Mar. 7/1 During this period, farmers were ‘blue-eyed boys’. 1992 Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 6 Sept. (New Delhi ed.) (Colour Mag.) 10/5 Flamboyant, extrovertish,..and considered to be the blue-eyed boy of the captains of the industry. 2003 C. Birch Turn again Home xxx. 337 There's your precious blue-eyed boy! Do you know what he's just said to me? < as lemmas |
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