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Meanings of
black sheep
in English
Russian
белая ворона
Portuguese
ovelha negra
Catalan
ovella negra
Spanish
oveja negra
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Metaphor.
Related terms
metaphor
Russian
белая ворона
Catalan
brivall
Spanish
granuja
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A reckless and unprincipled reprobate.
scapegrace
Catalan
brivall
Usage of
black sheep
in English
1
And so the baa-lambs of Meeting have disowned their two
black
sheep
.
2
Well, I am the
black
sheep
,
and I suppose I am sorry.
3
As the proverb says, there is no family without a
black
sheep
.
4
He might be reconciled to
black
sheep
but never to pink ones.
5
That was when I was a
black
sheep
,
years & years ago.
6
Of course, my husband's grandfather was the
black
sheep
in the family.
7
These children are sometimes known as the
black
sheep
of our families.
8
Jacopo Villani has always felt like the
black
sheep
of his family.
9
He had called Martin the
black
sheep
of the family and repudiated him.
10
You have heard it said that there are
black
sheep
in every flock.
11
Uncle Anthony was always considered the
black
sheep
of the family.
12
But the case of the
black
sheep
has a special significance for us.
13
Brand, who had been considered the
black
sheep
of the county.
14
The only
black
sheep
I ever heard of is Cousin Leila.
15
I was always the
black
sheep
,
when I was at home.
16
He had become that unenviable member of a
family
-
the
black
sheep
.
Other examples for "black sheep"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
black
sheep
black
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
black sheep
Russian
белая ворона
Portuguese
ovelha negra
Catalan
ovella negra
brivall
Spanish
oveja negra
granuja
canalla
Black sheep
through the time
Black sheep
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common