请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 fair-haired boy
释义

fair-haired boy

SEE SYNONYMS FOR fair-haired boy ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the usual US name for blue-eyed boy

Words nearby fair-haired boy

Fairfax, Fairfield, fair game, fairground, fair-haired, fair-haired boy, Fairhaven, fairily, fairing, fairish, Fair Isle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with fair-haired boy

fair-haired boy

A favorite, a person who is given special treatment. For example, Today the attorney general is the governor's fair-haired boy. This term alludes to the preference of blond (“fair”) hair over dark hair. [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 8:23:32