separate the men from the boys (English, verb)
expansion: separate the men from the boys (third-person singular simple present separates the men from the boys, present participle separating the men from the boys, simple past and past participle separated the men from the boys)
Senses:
glosses: To identify (by means of a challenge or ordeal) which of a group of males are mature, courageous or masculine, and which are not.
Forms:
form: separates the men from the boys
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: separating the men from the boys
tags: participle
present
form: separated the men from the boys
tags: participle
past
form: separated the men from the boys
tags: past