separate the men from the boys
- separate the men from the boys
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to show which people are the strongest or bravest
It’s times like these that separate the men from the boys.
Thesaurus: to make a decision
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informal show or prove which people in a group are truly competent, brave, or mature
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separate the men from the boys
: to show which people are really strong,
brave,
etc., and which are not
The competition has been easy to this point, but now it gets tough and we'll really begin to separate the men from the boys.
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Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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separate the men from the boys — {v. phr.}, {informal} To show who has strength, courage and loyalty and find who do not. * /When the ship hit an iceberg and sank, it separated the men from the boys./ * /The mile run separates the men from the boys./ … Dictionary of American idioms
separate the men from the boys — {v. phr.}, {informal} To show who has strength, courage and loyalty and find who do not. * /When the ship hit an iceberg and sank, it separated the men from the boys./ * /The mile run separates the men from the boys./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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