separate out the men from the boys
- separate out the men from the boys
- separate/sort out the men from the boys
if a difficult situation or activity separates the men from the boys, it shows which people in a group are brave and strong and which are not.
You have to survive outdoors for three days and three nights. That should separate the men from the boys.
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