white sheep
white sheep · white sheep
баран Далля
баран Далла, тонкорогий баран
Dall-Schaf
A conformist; an ordinary or conventional personA conformist; an ordinary or conventional person
» These clouds look like a flock of white sheep.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic)A conformist; an ordinary or conventional person
(idiomatic, ironic)A disliked person; one who is disfavored
I was the white sheep of the family, the straight man.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, sheep.
large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
Examples
1 sentencesThese clouds look like a flock of white sheep.
Forms
plural: white sheep| Singular | white sheep |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska:Dall sheepDall-ap-s sheepOvis montana dalli
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedblack sheep
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular