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English / proverb

Kids Will Be Kids

MEANING IN ENGLISH

Children will naturally be noisy, playful, and mischievous, so one must accept it with patient grace

In context

01

When his sons broke the garden vase, the father smiled peacefully and said, 'Kids will be kids.'

02

Remembering that kids will be kids prevents parents from losing their temper over harmless antics.

Synonyms

children will act naturally,youthful high spirits,boys will be boys

Antonyms

demanding adult maturity,strict intolerance,unreasonable rigidity

Collocations

remember kids will be kids,shrug and say kids will be kids,accept that kids will be kids

Sources

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