boys will be boys »
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.
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bring forth »
To produce, bear as fruit.
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chinese gooseberry »
kiwi fruit
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damson jam »
fruit preserve
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fool's errand »
A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.
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forbidden fruit »
Illicit pleasure; something that one should not take or get involved with, such as an another person's spouse.
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forbidden fruit »
The fruit forbidden to Adam.
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forbidden fruit is the sweetest »
Forbidden things have more worthwhile short-term consequences.
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fruit of one's loins »
C. 1950, Kay Boyle, "Adam's Death" in Fifty Stories , ISBN 9780811212069, p. 541.
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fruit of one's loins »
One's child, children, or descendents.
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fruit of the poisonous tree »
And which is therefore excluded from being admitted as evidence in a trial.
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fruit of the union »
A child, especially from a marriage or similar union.
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fruit salad »
dessert dish
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if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle »
(colloquial, vulgar, humorous) It is fruitless to speculate about counterfactual situations."We would have won the match if we'd had a decent goalkeeper.""And if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle!"
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low-hanging fruit »
Easily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means.
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