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black sheep of the family

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black sheep of the family
Fig. the worst member of the family. Mary is the black sheep of the family. She's always in trouble with the police. He keeps making a nuisance of himself. What do you expect from the black sheep of the family?
See also: black, family, sheep


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And, of course, there is the black sheep of the family, Ampu Tate, who has cut himself off from the church.
Dan Smith jokes that he used to be the black sheep of the family, the son who didn't join the family business.
Will this third season see the black sheep of the family triumph?
 
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