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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Juliana	yuy-lee-AH-nah (Dutch), yoo-lee-AH-nah (German), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)	Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Taalay	-	Kyrgyz
Sosimo	so-SEE-mo	Spanish
Mona (1)	MO-nə (English)	Irish, English
Ulick	-	Irish
Else	EL-se (Danish, Norwegian), EL-sə (German, Dutch)	Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch