blue-eyed boy

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Noun

blue-eyed boy (plural blue-eyed boys) (British), (Australian)

1. (idiomatic, informal, usually derogatory) The favourite, especially a young one, of especially someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian)
   • 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, A Damsel in Distress:

     ...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.

   • 2004, Jonathan Stroud, The Golem's Eye:

     "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?"

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue,‎ eyed,‎ boy.

Synonyms

• fair-haired boy
• teacher's pet
• golden boy

Translations

someone's favourite, especially a young one

• Finnish: suosikki (fi)
• French: chouchou (fr) m
• Japanese: 秘蔵っ子 (ひぞっこ, hizokko), 寵児 (ja) (ちょうじ, chōji), 贔屓 (ja) (ひいき, hiiki), お気に入り (おきにいり, okiniiri)
• Polish: beniaminek (pl) m, pupil (pl) m
• Portuguese: menina dos olhos (pt) f
• Russian: люби́мчик (ru) m (ljubímčik)