blue-eyed boy
blue-eyed boy noun: the favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian).
Noun
blue-eyed boy (plural blue-eyed boys)
- The favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian).
- ...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.1919, P. G. Wodehouse, A Damsel in Distress
- "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?"2004, Jonathan Stroud, The Golem's Eye
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, eyed, boy.
Synonyms of blue-eyed boy
Forms of blue-eyed boy
| plural | blue-eyed boys |
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Questions about blue-eyed boy
- What does blue-eyed boy mean?
- Blue-eyed boy means the favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian).
- What part of speech is blue-eyed boy?
- Blue-eyed boy is a noun.
- What is the plural of blue-eyed boy?
- The plural of blue-eyed boy is blue-eyed boys.
Words near blue-eyed boy in the dictionary
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