fair-haired boy

British  

noun

1. the usual US name for blue-eyed boy

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fair-haired boy Idioms  

1. A favorite, a person who is given special treatment. For example, Today the attorney general is the governor's fair-haired boy. This term alludes to the preference of blond (“fair”) hair over dark hair. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

“Manish became the fair-haired boy,” a person who worked there said.

From Washington Post

“I had the world by the tail,” he writes in his new memoir, “The Answer Is…” “I was the talented newcomer in broadcasting. I was the bright, fair-haired boy.”

From New York Times

In describing Fred’s growing realizing that his fair-haired boy, Donald, was a fraud, Mary explains that, yes, Fred himself was a master at fattening his wallet with taxpayer funds, committing tax fraud to benefit his children.

From Slate

So does Pence's fair-haired boy, Nick Ayers, which may be informing his decision to spend more time with his money.

From Salon

The court heard the boy who reported seeing them said one of them was a thin, fair-haired boy and the other was an older-looking boy aged about 17 and they were laughing and joking with Janet.

From BBC

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