black sheep English

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black sheep Expression

— A black sheep is a person who is regarded as a disgrace to a group. He was the black sheep of our family after being kicked out of every school.

black sheep

— noun sheep with a black coat

— noun (= scapegrace) a reckless and unprincipled reprobate

Synonyms black sheep synonyms

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black sheep English » English

scapegrace

valueless

tête brûlée

ostracism

black sheep of the family

Topics black sheep topics

What do people use black sheep to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

Bad, immoral

• What words refer to a bad person?
  miscreant reprobate (n) scoundrel sinner black sheep villain knave

Examples black sheep examples

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Simple sentences

I'm the black sheep of the family.

Movie subtitles

Every herd has his black sheep.