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                           Phrase(s): the black sheep of the family  Fig. the worst member of the family.  •  Mary is the black sheep of the family. She’s always in trouble with the police.  •  He keeps making a nuisance of himself. What do you expect from the black sheep of the family?
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs