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boys will be boys proverb

  /boɪ̯z wəl biː boɪ̯z/ , /boɪ̯z wɪl biː boɪ̯z/ , /bɔjz wɪl biː bɔjz/ , /bɔɪ̯z wɪl bi bɔɪ̯z/ , /bɔɪ̯z wɪl biː bɔɪ̯z/
  • It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.
  • (informal, chiefly, offensive) Any potentially objectionable behavior (especially predatory sexual behavior) that the speaker considers to be commonly practiced by many boys and men should be viewed as excusable because it comes naturally to them.
 il faut que jeunesse se passe
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