golden boy/girl
noun [C]Definition
› a person who is very successful and is much admired, although often only temporarily: She's the current golden girl of American ice-skating.Liked, or not liked, by many people
(Definition of golden boy/girl noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- an acquired taste idiom
- be in sb's good/bad books idiom
- be the new rock and roll idiom
- be welcome to idiom
- consider verb (OPINION)
- cult adjective
- flavour of the month idiom
- gain verb (GET)
- killer app noun
- lose ground idiom
- must-have adjective
- out on a limb idiom
- pop adjective
- popularize verb (LIKED)
- sought after adjective
- stock noun (OPINION)
- undesirable adjective
- unlovable adjective
- unpopular adjective
- unwanted adjective
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