I am looking for a specific expression or phrase that means "a child is the exact opposite of his parent(s)"
Is there an opposite idiom, phrase or expression of the saying:
Like father, like son
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“The pendulum swings.” is a simple sardonic phrase I've heard.
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“He's a preacher's son”, (probably an Americanism) which can be used when in fact a preacher has nothing to do with it. The son of a police officer may end up in trouble often and on drugs. Equally sardonic, “He's a preacher's son”, which to certain rural folk says quite a bit.
Just a couple ideas.
Edit: Just thought of another slightly related phrase, depending on your needs:
“The shoemaker's children go barefoot.”