skunk at a garden party

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skunk at a garden party

  1. (idiomatic) Within a group, someone who is unwelcome and actively avoided.
    • 1963, A. R. Gurney, The Comeback, →ISBN, page 11:
      "You're making us all feel uncomfortable and uneasy. You're a skunk at a garden party, to put it bluntly."
    • 1996 August 13, Michiko Kakutani, “Books: Confessions of a Big Mouth”, in New York Times, retrieved 6 December 2015:
      Mr. Rollins . . . is probably as well known for his big mouth as he is for his campaign savvy, a quality that has made him a favorite source for reporters and often cast him in the role of "the skunk at a garden party" in political circles.
    • 2009 February 18, Lindsey Hilsum, “Obituary: Alison Des Forges”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 6 December 2015:
      "Her work on the abuses being committed by the Rwandan government today made her something of a skunk at a global garden party," said Carroll Bogert, associate director of Human Rights Watch.
    • 2013 July 26, Martin Regg Cohn, “Premiers remain rebels without a common cause”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 6 December 2015:
      It’s no fun being the skunk at a garden party. . . . But even after a glass of pan-Canadian beer . . . it must be said: The annual meeting of premiers, now known formally as the Council of the Federation, is a roundtable of rebels without a common cause.

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