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Antonija Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

family's favourite

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00Is it ok to say that somebody is 01font00family's favourite02font00 if it means that somebody is loved by the whole family more than any other member is? (01i00they 02i00in the quote refers to cheating husbands. In a larger context it has sense.)02br
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01i00Although it is funny, they 01font00are family’s favourites02font00, kids love them, and women admire them. 02i02br
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0 If I were writing it, I might say "...they are the family favorites, ...." I'm not sure if that is exactly what you are going for though. 0-
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0Hi Anon,02br
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00Thank you for your help. I think this is the meaning I was looking for, if the expression 01i00to be the family favourite02i00 exists at all.0-
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0I would have suggested "the family pets", but I'm afraid it makes one think of dogs, cats or guinea pigs... I wonder if there is an expression like "the family golden boys"?0-
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0Hi Pienne,02br
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00I think I hear the expression 'golden boys' or was it the movie with that title?02br
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0No, it's an expression, but it has other connotations than the family favourite. A "golden boy" is a young man, quite intelligent, and who has the knack of succeeding in anything. (preferably tanned, handsome and with blond curly hair! 05000 )010id1
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0Hi,02br
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00Ee also say 'he's the fair-haired boy' or 'he's the blue-eyed boy', meaning he can do no wrong, he gets favoured treatment. (01i00This is not good news for those of us who have black hair and brown eyes). 02i02br
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00These expressions are not used so much in a family context as in a social/employment context.02br
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0Hi,02br
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00No good news for me either, (brown eyes, brown hair)[bah]02br
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00Thank you all. I guess I won't use it then. 02br
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00Clive, what about 'the family favourites''? Does something like this exist in English? I think I've heard the expression 01i00America's favourite. 02i02br
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0Hi Antonija,02br
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01font00what about 01font00'the family favourites''02font00? Does something like this exist in English? I think I've heard the expression 01i00America's favourite. 02i02font02br
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00It's not a standard phrase in a family context, a
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