2015 is the year of the sheep!In honor of this animal here are 2 English idioms that use the word SHEEP
black sheep (of the family)
= the worst member of a family or group.
“Brenda is the black sheep of the family. She always gets in trouble with the police.”
A: “My brother has been kicked out of school 3 times in 4 years!”
B: “What do you expect from the black sheep of the family?”
*It’s common to just say (the) black sheep to mean the worst person in a family/group. In the example above you could also say:
A: “My brother has been kicked out of school 3 times in 4 years!”
B: “What do you expect from the black sheep?”
a wolf in sheep’s clothing
= a dangerous person pretending to be harmless.
“My new coworker seemed to be a very friendly guy, but we later found out that he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He lied to us and was caught stealing from the company.”
