| 单词 | there are black sheep in every flock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthere are black sheep in every flock there are black sheep in every flock and variants; cf. sheep n. 3. ΚΠ 1815 R. F. Jameson Living in London i. iv. 20 A quaker! ah! there are black sheep in all flocks. 1831 B. L. Love Apol. for Smokers 21 Thus it is that the habit gets into disrepute... But there are black sheep in every flock, and so of necessity it is with smokers. 1920 Maternity & Child Welfare May 166/2 There are black sheep in every flock but on the whole the modern midwife is alive to her great responsibilities. 2010 T. A. Case in D. Haverty-Stacke & D. J. Walkowitz Rethinking U.S. Labor Hist. i. ii. 71 There are black sheep in all families and we can't keep them out; but we are banded together. < as lemmas |
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