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Das schwarze Schaf

/das ˈʃvaʁtsə ʃaːf/

The black sheep

When to use it

Same idiom as English. Used at family gatherings to talk about that one cousin.

In conversation

—Mein Onkel ist das schwarze Schaf der Familie.

—My uncle is the black sheep of the family.

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