boys will be boys
Definition of boys will be boys
—used to indicate that it is not surprising or unusual when men or boys behave in energetic, rough, or improper ways. You shouldn't be too hard on them for staying out so late. Boys will be boys.
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: a male child from birth to adulthood
: son
: an immature male
: desire, wish
: used to express desire, choice, willingness, consent, or in negative constructions refusal
: used to express frequent, customary, or habitual action or natural tendency or disposition
: desire, wish: such as
: disposition, inclination
: appetite, passion
: to order or direct by a will
: to dispose of by or as if by a will : bequeath
: to determine by an act of choice
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