fair-haired boy

[fair-haired boy] {n.}, {informal} A person that gets special favors; favorite; pet.

* /If he wins the election by a large majority, he will become his party's fair-haired boy./

* /The local boy playing first base could do no wrong; he was the fair-haired boy of the fans./

* /Charles was a good student and behaved very well; he became the teacher's fair-haired boy./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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