haired

Related to haired: Fair haired

fair-haired boy

Someone who is given preferential treatment. The phrase does not have to describe a young male, despite using the word "boy." My oldest brother is definitely the fair-haired boy in our family—he can do no wrong as far as our parents are concerned.
See also: boy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

fair-haired boy

A favorite, a person who is given special treatment. For example, Today the attorney general is the governor's fair-haired boy. This term alludes to the preference of blond ("fair") hair over dark hair. [Late 1800s]
See also: boy
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

your blue-eyed boy

mainly BRITISH or

your fair-haired boy

mainly AMERICAN
Someone's blue-eyed boy or fair-haired boy is a man that they like very much and give special treatment to. He'd lost interest in Willy by that time — I was the blue-eyed boy. For ten years you've been everybody's blue-eyed boy. You're one of the best-known magistrates in the country. Okay, okay. I won't do anything to hurt your fair-haired boy. And business is business. We'll work together as we always have. Note: You usually use these expressions to show that you think the person is wrong to treat the man so favourably.
See also: boy
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

fair-haired boy

n. a promising young man; a young man who receives favoritism. Ted is the boss’s fair-haired boy now, but he’ll be just like the rest of us in a month.
See also: boy
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

fair-haired boy

The current favorite, the individual singled out for special treatment. This male counterpart of “gentlemen prefer blondes” comes from the late nineteenth century. “The old crowd of Fair-haired Correspondent Boys who hung to the ear of President Roosevelt” appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1909.
See also: boy
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • fair-haired boy
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • kicking and screaming
  • the chosen few
  • 57
  • Heinz
  • Heinz 57
  • Heinz 57 (variety)
  • Heinz 57 variety
  • great minds think alike
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