boy

boy idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with boys, also see fair-haired boy; mama's boy; separate the men from the boys; whipping boy.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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