英语词组boys will be boys是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

boys will be boys

A phrase of resignation used when boys get into trouble or are stereotypically reckless or rowdy. When my sons tracked mud all through the house, I had to remind myself that boys will be boys. A: "Aren't you upset that they got into that brawl?" B: "Oh, boys will be boys."

Boys will be boys.

Prov. Boys are expected to be irresponsible or boisterous. (Also said ironically about men.) You can't blame David for breaking the window with his baseball. Boys will be boys. My husband can't resist driving eighty miles an hour in his new sports car. Boys will be boys.

boys will be boys

One can expect boys to act childishly or misbehave, as in We told the kids not to eat in the living room, but when we got home there was a big mess there-oh well, boys will be boys . This term came from a Latin proverb, translated as "Children [boys] are children [boys] and do childish things." In English it was first recorded in 1589.

boys will be boys

You say boys will be boys to excuse the noisy or rough way a boy or man is behaving by saying that it is normal for boys or men to be like this. `Your troubles are just beginning,' they would say, shaking their heads. `Boys will be boys.' The idea that `boys will be boys' — so it's okay to do dangerous things with little regard for personal safety — has to change if we are to see any improvement in the death and disease statistics for men. Note: You can talk about a boys will be boys attitude or situation. He is not some showbiz celebrity or soccer star whose private misdemeanours can be shrugged off with a `boys will be boys' attitude.

boys will be boys

childish, irresponsible, or mischievous behaviour is typical of boys or young men. proverb

ˌboys will be ˈboys

(saying) you must not criticize boys or men too much for behaving badly, being noisy, etc. as this is a natural way for them to behave: The children came home covered in mud from head to foot, but I suppose boys will be boys!

boys will be boys

Children can be expected to act childishly. As might be expected, the observation is far from new. A Latin proverb held, Pueri sunt pueri, pueri puerilia tractant, translated variously as “Children/boys are boys and do childish things.” The emphasis on boys in the English language probably reflects the sexist view that boys are essentially more mischievous and active than girls. The statement appears with increasing frequency in nineteenth-century literature (Bulwer-Lytton, Thackeray, Mark Twain, Shaw, et al.), when it already must have been a cliché.

词组	boys will be boys
释义	Idiom boys will be boys it is expected that men will behave badly. It's not enough to say boys will be boys, and then let them behave in whatever way they like. idiomboys will be boysspoken used in order to say that it is natural for boys to be noisy and untidy, or to behave badly and do things that are not sensible:You know how mothers are. They just say, "Oh well, boys will be boys" and clean up the mess for them."I do apologize for my son's behaviour." "Boys will be boys," said the Vicar, without conviction. boys will be boys A phrase of resignation used when boys get into trouble or are stereotypically reckless or rowdy. When my sons tracked mud all through the house, I had to remind myself that boys will be boys. A: "Aren't you upset that they got into that brawl?" B: "Oh, boys will be boys." Boys will be boys. Prov. Boys are expected to be irresponsible or boisterous. (Also said ironically about men.) You can't blame David for breaking the window with his baseball. Boys will be boys. My husband can't resist driving eighty miles an hour in his new sports car. Boys will be boys. boys will be boys One can expect boys to act childishly or misbehave, as in We told the kids not to eat in the living room, but when we got home there was a big mess there-oh well, boys will be boys . This term came from a Latin proverb, translated as "Children [boys] are children [boys] and do childish things." In English it was first recorded in 1589. boys will be boys You say boys will be boys to excuse the noisy or rough way a boy or man is behaving by saying that it is normal for boys or men to be like this. `Your troubles are just beginning,' they would say, shaking their heads. `Boys will be boys.' The idea that `boys will be boys' — so it's okay to do dangerous things with little regard for personal safety — has to change if we are to see any improvement in the death and disease statistics for men. Note: You can talk about a boys will be boys attitude or situation. He is not some showbiz celebrity or soccer star whose private misdemeanours can be shrugged off with a `boys will be boys' attitude. boys will be boys childish, irresponsible, or mischievous behaviour is typical of boys or young men. proverb ˌboys will be ˈboys (saying) you must not criticize boys or men too much for behaving badly, being noisy, etc. as this is a natural way for them to behave: The children came home covered in mud from head to foot, but I suppose boys will be boys! boys will be boys Children can be expected to act childishly. As might be expected, the observation is far from new. A Latin proverb held, Pueri sunt pueri, pueri puerilia tractant, translated variously as “Children/boys are boys and do childish things.” The emphasis on boys in the English language probably reflects the sexist view that boys are essentially more mischievous and active than girls. The statement appears with increasing frequency in nineteenth-century literature (Bulwer-Lytton, Thackeray, Mark Twain, Shaw, et al.), when it already must have been a cliché.
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