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Meaning of blue-eyed boy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian).
    Australian, British, derogatory, idiomatic, informal, usually
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, eyed, boy.
    Australian, British

Equivalents

Suomi suosikki
Français chouchou
Polski beniaminek pupil
Português menina dos olhos
Русский любимчик

Examples

“...this cove was so deucedly civil, and all that, that now she won't look at anybody else. He's the blue-eyed boy, and everybody else is an also-ran.”
“"Keep it up, Mandrake," he said. "Just keep it up. You may be the Prime Minister's blue-eyed boy now, but how long's that going to last if you don't deliver?"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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