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blue-eyed boy

British  

noun

  1. Usual US equivalent: fair-haired boyinformal the favourite or darling of a person or group

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It read: "A blue-eyed boy four weeks old, wrapped in a bright blue jacket, part of a woman's costume, has been found abandoned on the Embankment."

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2020

And in others, she was utterly different: a ginger girl – not a black-haired, blue-eyed boy – who was often absolutely terrified.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2020

When Arnold defected, the shock was great across the whole patriot spectrum, but especially for Washington, because here was his blue-eyed boy, if you like, doing the unthinkable.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2018

The question is, will my youngest daughter with blue eyes save any for the blue-eyed boy wonder?

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2010

This blue-eyed boy who calls me by my last name and never shuts up.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

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