| 单词 | girls will be girls |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgirls will be girls b. girls will be girls: used to express resignation regarding an (undesirable) aspect of the behaviour of a girl or young woman, as being supposedly characteristic of her age or sex; cf. boys will be boys at boy n.1 and int. Phrases 1. ΚΠ 1826 T. H. Lister Granby (ed. 2) II. vii. 83 ‘She really used him rather ill.’ ‘How so?’.. ‘Why, girls will be girls. They like admiration.’ 1873 Harper's Mag. Feb. 432/2 I am afraid they have annoyed you; but girls will be girls, you know. 1953 A. Hosain Phoenix Fled 65 ‘Ah,’ smiled Mrs. Ram with heavy coyness. ‘In preparation for Arshad's return! Well, well, girls will be girls.’ 2006 Country Living (Electronic ed.) Aug. I..kept a giant pump of Aveda hand cream at the ready. Girls will be girls—tool belts, sanders, and all. < as lemmas |
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