the black sheep

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the black sheep (of the family)

someone who is thought to be a bad person by the rest of their family My father was the black sheep - he ran away at 16 to become an actor and his parents never forgave him.

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He had called Martin the black sheep of the family and repudiated him. Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context The third, Rodger, was the black sheep of the family. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context More results

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