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fair-haired boy
Fig. a favored person. (Not necessarily young or a boy.) The teacher's fair-haired boy always does well on tests. The supervisor's son was the fair-haired boy on the construction site.
See also: boy

a blue-eyed boy  (British & Australian) also a fair-haired boy (American & Australian)
a man who is liked and admired by someone in authority He was very much the blue-eyed boy in the office.
See also: boy


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