black sheep | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Anonconformist; anunusualorunconventionalperson, who may be rejected or disdained by others for this reason.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:maverickHe always was theblack sheepin the family, as an artist among doctors and lawyers.; (idiomatic)A person who is notwholesome,honest, ortrustworthy.Synonym:bad appleAntonym:golden child1871–1872,George Eliot[pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter LXXI, inMiddlemarch[…], volume(please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London:William Blackwood and Sons,→OCLC, book VII:“It’s just what I should have expected,” said Mr. Hawley, mounting his horse. “Any cursed alien blood, Jew, Corsican, or Gypsy.”¶ “I know he’s one of yourblack sheep, Hawley. But he is really a disinterested, unworldly fellow,” said Mr. Farebrother, smiling.2003April 10, Adam Shatz, “The Native Informant”, inThe Nation(US)‎[1], archived fromthe originalon27 June 2014:Kissinger, after all, is a figure of renown among the self-appointed leaders of "the people from whom he stems" and a frequent speaker at Jewish charity galas, whereas Ajami is a man almost entirely deserted by his people, a pariah at what should be his hour of triumph. In Arnoun, a family friend told me, "Fouad is ablack sheepbecause of his staunch support for the Israelis."2021-2022Winter, Albert Keiser, “Foundation Request”, inSAR Magazine, volume116, number 3,Louisville, KY:Sons of the American Revolution,→ISSN,→OCLC, page12, column 1:To get into the SAR, we all do a great deal of research into our families. It can help you connect with your family and learn about your ancestors. If you have ablack sheep(we all do), you can learn from them and not do whatever it was that they did. The SAR gives you experiences you wouldn't have had otherwise.; (idiomatic)Aworkerwho refuses tostrike; ascab.1985, Bryn Perrins,Trade Union Law, page232:It used to be the law that ablack sheepcould be brought into the fold of conformity: where there were 'recognised terms of employment – a standard created by a collective agreement or award covering a substantial proportion of the employers and workers in any trade or industry[…]; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seeblack,‎sheep.Baa baablack sheephave you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full.

Examples:

EN: Every herd has his black sheep.
ES: Todo rebaño tiene su oveja negra.
EN: At least "a tuft of wool from a black sheep".
ES: Me las quedé. Algo tenía que ganar.
EN: In every family, there's a black sheep.
ES: En cada familia, hay una oveja negra
EN: I'm a prodigal son, the black sheep of a white flock.
ES: Soy un hijo pródigo, la oveja negra del rebaño blanco.
EN: Baa, baa, black sheep
ES: Bee, bee, oveja negra,
EN: The black sheep.
ES: La oveja negra.
EN: That's because Brother David is the black sheep of the family.
ES: Es que mi hermano David es la oveja negra de la familia.
EN: dI do d dBecause a kiss can make me d das weak as a lamb d dBut I'm a black sheep who's blue d
ES: Cabaré la herradura De steve halloway Presenta a ""pulseras"" carson
EN: d Where will I go when I'm through d d Why doesn't someone take me away from it all d d I'm just a black sheep who's blue d dd Beat it.
ES: Vete.
EN: They say there's already some talk of black sheep movement.
ES: Dicen que ya se habla de un movimiento: el de las ovejas negras.
EN: That was Uncle Jim, the black sheep of the family until he got into politics.
ES: Ése era el tío Jim. Era la oveja negra de la familia, hasta que se hizo político.
EN: I ain't gonna let you be gettin'... - no more black sheep money out of me. - But wait!
ES: No permitiré que me saque... más dinero ilegalmente ganado.
EN: - And one black sheep.
ES: Y un carnero negro.
EN: Everybody has a black sheep in their closet.
ES: Todo el mundo tiene una oveja negra en la familia.
EN: The black sheep must be driven out.
ES: Debemos echar a la oveja negra.

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