2015 is the year of the sheep! Here are 2 idioms with 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?" 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." 英会話レッスン 吉祥寺、新宿、渋谷
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