“In a family there is always a freak.”

У сім'ї не без виродка. U simyi ne bez vyrodka

🤨 What does it ACTUALLY mean? →

🇬🇧 What you'd actually say

“Every family has one.”

also: “There's a black sheep in every family.” · “Someone in every family turns out badly.”

📖 Meaning: Every family has one member who is a problem.
💡 Why it's funny: English softens it into a sheep of the wrong colour. Ukrainian does not soften it at all.
🧭 Closest English idiom: “There's a black sheep in every family.”
📝 Explanation: Blunt and slightly rude. Said with resignation about a relative everyone has stopped defending.

🧠 Learn

black sheep (idiom) — the family member who is different and causes trouble — паршива вівця “He's the black sheep of the family.”
turn out badly (phrase) — to develop into someone with problems — піти поганим шляхом “Nobody expected him to turn out badly.”

🗣 In context

Дядько знову щось накоїв. У сім'ї не без виродка.

Our uncle has done something again. Every family has one.

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Questions people ask

What does “In a family there is always a freak.” mean?

Every family has one member who is a problem.

How do you say «У сім'ї не без виродка.» in English?

Naturally: “Every family has one.”. The closest English idiom is “There's a black sheep in every family.”.