| 词组 | a blue-eyed boy |
| 释义 | Idiom a blue-eyed boy British & Australian, American & Australian a man who is liked and admired by someone in authority.He was very much the blue-eyed boy in the office. blue-eyed boyAn often derogatory term used to describe a man who is respected and treated especially well by an authority figure. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. It was no surprise that Frankie got the promotion. Everyone knows he's the boss's blue eyed boy. a blue-eyed boythe favourite of someone in authority.The significance of blue eyes may be their association with the innocence and charm of a very young child. The term is first recorded in a novel by P. G. Wodehouse in 1924 . 1998 Spectator Of the three, the arrest of Osborne, one of the blue-eyed boys of British racing, was the most striking. |
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