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the prodigal son |
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the prodigal son a man or boy who left a family or organization in order to do something they did not approve of and who has now returned to them feeling sorry for what he did Usage notes: This phrase comes from the Bible. Manchester City football club sees the return of the prodigal son tonight with Black once again in the team after a season away. See also: son How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Maggie actually forgot that she had any special cause of sadness this morning, as she stood on a chair to look at a remarkable series of pictures representing the Prodigal Son in the costume of Sir Charles Grandison, except that, as might have been expected from his defective moral character, he had not, like that accomplished hero, the taste and strength of mind to dispense with a wig. If you had just run away and come back again with a headache, I'd have treated you like the Prodigal Son. She read from the New Testament, and he took keen interest in the prodigal son and the thief on the cross. |
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