the black sheep
/ðə ˌblæk ˈʃiːp/NEUTRAL · C1
SA FILIPINOEKSAKTONG KATUMBAS
itim na tupa
Kahulugan
someone whose behaviour embarrasses their family or group
Taong ikinahihiya ng pamilya o grupo dahil sa kanyang asal.
Mga halimbawa
- 1My uncle was always the black sheep of the family, borrowing money and never paying it back.
- 2After dropping out of three courses and crashing Dad’s car, Ben became the black sheep of the family.
- 3Everyone in the family is a doctor or a lawyer except Leo, the black sheep who’s been sacked from every job.
- 4Aunt Rose embarrassed everyone at the wedding again; she’s always been the black sheep.
- 5Why is Maria treated like the black sheep just because she left the family business?
Grammar
Noun phrase ito, karaniwang sinusundan ng of at ng grupo: the black sheep of the family. Hindi inaalis ang the.
Iba pang idiom tungkol sa mga hayop
Lahat ng 20 idiom at ang quiz ng paksa →like water off a duck’s backwalang epekto sa isang tao kahit pinupuna o binabalaanhave bigger fish to frymagkaroon ng mas mahahalagang bagay na aasikasuhinhave a bee in your bonnetpaulit-ulit na magsalita tungkol sa ideyang itinuturing niyang napakahalagaa wild goose chasewalang saysay na paghahanap na hindi magtatagumpaybark up the wrong treemagkamali tungkol sa sanhi o solusyonthe lion’s sharepinakamalaking bahagi ng isang bagay
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