separate the men from the boys
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“They needed to separate the men from the boys,” he said.
From Washington Post
Who's going to do that, and that will separate the men from the boys.
From Fox News
"I'm still going to mourn for the rest of my life. But now it's time to separate the men from the boys," he continued.
From Fox News
“It’s time for Cox to step aside, and to separate the men from the boys in the House of Delegates.”
From Washington Times
I asked, since that fact can immediately separate the men from the boys.
From Los Angeles Times
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