fair-haired boys
Bosses' chosen ones
Fair-haired boys are favorites who receive special treatment or preferential advancement, especially from those in authority.
The phrase suggests someone blessed with advantages—fair hair historically associated with innocence and favor.
Usually plural and often slightly resentful in tone: The executives' fair-haired boys got all the promotions while the rest of us waited.
Also *fair-haired boy* for a single favorite.
- favoriteMost liked option
- teacher's petFavored student
- blue-eyedHaving pale irises
- protégéPerson guided by expert
- golden boyFavored person destined for success
preference · special treatment · fast tracked · nepotism · darling · golden child · chosen one · celebrity · admiration · endorsement · anointed one · blue-eyed boy · rising star · front runner · privilege · prodigy · mentorship · idealization
fair-haired boysscapegoats
Those blamed for others
whipping boys · black sheep · outcasts · pariahs · fall guys
fair, haired, hair, fairly, fairness, fairer, fairest, unfair, unfairly