kids will be kids



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kids will be kids

Kids behave childishly or immaturely by nature, so it is unrealistic to expect otherwise. A: "I just can't seem to get Billy to stop picking on his little sister." B: "Well, kids will be kids, so what can you do?"
See also: kid, will

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ShanSHANWelsh
Erikae-REE-kah (Swedish, Norwegian), E-ree-kah (Finnish, German), ER-i-kə (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
Nyyrikki-Finnish Mythology
WhitneyWIT-neeEnglish
Jehoram-Biblical
Rio (1)-Various