BLUE-EYED BOY

Meaning of BLUE-EYED BOY in English

(~s)

Someone’s ~ is a young man who they like better than anyone else and who therefore receives better treatment than other people. (BRIT; in AM, use fair-haired boy )

He was the media’s ~.

= darling, favourite

N-COUNT: oft poss N disapproval

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BLUE EYED BOY — n. boy with blue eyes; person who is the favorite of someone or of a group (Informal British usage)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BLUE-EYED BOY — ■ noun Brit. informal, chiefly derogatory a person highly regarded and treated with special favour.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BLUE-EYED BOY — noun [ usually sing. ] ( BrE , informal , often disapproving ) a person treated with special favour by …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUE-EYED BOY — ˌblue-eyed ˈboy BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular] British English informal the man or boy in a group who is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLUE-EYED BOY — ( blue-eyed boys) Someone’s blue-eyed boy is a young man who they like better than anyone else and who therefore …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUE EYED BOY — n. любимчик
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BLUE EYED BOY — n. любимчик
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BLUE-EYED BOY — Фаворитизм
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BLUE-EYED BOY — Любимый
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BLUE-EYED BOY — Любимец
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BLUE-EYED BOY — Излюбленный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BLUE-EYED BOY — n infml I know you're the blue-eyed boy round here but you don't take me in — Я знаю, что ты …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BLUE-EYED BOY — n infml I know you're the blue-eyed boy round here but you don't take me in — Я знаю, что …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BLUE-EYED BOY — blue-eyed boy n infml I know you're the blue-eyed boy round here but you don't take me in Я знаю, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BLUE-EYED BOY — I know you're the blue-eyed boy round here but you don't take me in — Я знаю, что ты здесь …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
EYED — adjective Date: 14th century having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLUE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) blue green algae blue ground The Blue Rider blue crab blue law Blue Mountains …
Английский словарь Британика
BLUE — I. ˈblü adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English bleu, blew, from Old French blo, blou, of Germanic origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EYED — ˈīd adjective Etymology: Middle English eied, eyed, from eie, eye + -ed 1. a. : having eyes now they were …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOY — ˈbȯi noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; akin to Frisian boi boy and probably to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EYED — (a.) Heaving (such or so many) eyes; -- used in composition; as sharp-eyed; dull-eyed; sad-eyed; ox-eyed Juno; myriad-eyed.
Английский словарь Webster
EYED — (imp. & p. p.) of Eye
Английский словарь Webster
EYED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Eye
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EYED — ( a. ) Heaving (such or so many) eyes; -- used in composition; as sharp-eyed; dull-eyed; sad-eyed; ox-eyed Juno; myriad-eyed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EYED — /uyd/ , adj. 1. having an eye or eyes: an eyed needle; an eyed potato. 2. having eyes of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOY — /boy/ , n. 1. a male child, from birth to full growth, esp. one less than 18 years of age. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLUE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EYED — adj. having a specific kind or number of eyes (i.e. blue-eyed)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BLUE — I. ˈblü adjective ( blu·er ; blu·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French blef, blew, of Germanic origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EYED — adjective Date: 14th century : having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number — often used …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOY — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. often offensive : a male servant 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EYED — impf & ·p.p. of eye. 2. eyed ·adj heaving (such or so many) eyes; used in composition; as sharp-eyed; …
Webster English vocab
BOY — noun a male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. 2. boy ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
BLUE — noun a pedantic woman; a bluestocking. 2. blue ·pl low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy. 3. blue ·superl low …
Webster English vocab
EYED — [eyed] adj (14c): having an eye or eyes esp. of a specified kind or number--often used in combination "an almond-eyed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOY — [boy] n, often attrib [ME] (13c) 1: a male servant--sometimes taken to be offensive 2. a: a male child from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLUE — [blue] adj blu.er ; blu.est [ME, fr. OF blou, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG blao blue; akin to L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-EYED — -eyed BrE AmE ˈaɪd ▷ — brown-eyed ˌbraʊn ˈaɪd ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOY — boy, Boy BrE AmE bɔɪ ▷ boys bɔɪz ▶ ˌ boy ˈ scout AmE \ ˈ• • BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOY — / bɔɪ; NAmE / noun , exclamation ■ noun 1. [ C ] a male child or a young male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — I. boy 1 S1 W1 /bɔɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Perhaps from Frisian boi 'boy' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLUE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLUE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLUE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLUE
Oxford English vocab
-EYED — -eyed combines with adjectives to form adjectives which indicate the colour, shape, or size of a person’s eyes, or indicate …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — ( boys) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A boy is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-EYED — ~ combines with adjectives to form adjectives which indicate the colour, shape, or size of a person’s eyes, or indicate …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BOY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby boy/girl ▪ She’s just had a lovely healthy baby girl. a lucky …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLUE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a red/green/blue etc colour ▪ Our door was painted a bright green colour. baby …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOY — [noun] [C] - a male child or, more generally, a male of any agea teenage/adolescent boyIs it nature or nurture …
Cambridge English vocab
BLUE — n. blue asbestos blue green algae blue ground The Blue Rider blue crab blue law Blue Mountains Blue Ridge Blue …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BLUE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOY — n. big boy fly boy whipping boy
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BOY — See ↑ CHILD 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ blue-eyed boy/girl • ↑ little boy/little girl • ↑ rent boy
Longman Activator English vocab
BOY — n. 1 lad, youth, young man, stripling, youngster, schoolboy, fellow, urchin, brat, Colloq kid, guy, small fry, little shaver There …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BOY — See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY, FAIR-HAIRED BOY, MAMA'S BOY, OLD BOY, SEPARATE THE MEN …
Словарь английских идиом
EYED — (специальное) имеющий проушину, глазок испещренный пятнышками, мушками (-eyed) как компонент сложных слов: -глазый, имеющий такие-то глаза - blue-eyed голубоглазый - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLUE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EYED — Смотрит
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EYED — Глядится
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

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