[part company] {v. phr.} 1. To part with someone; leave each other; separate. * /The boys parted company as they came from the park./ * /George parted company with the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

separate the men from the boys

[separate the men from the boys] {v. phr.}, {informal} To show who has strength, courage and loyalty and find who do not. * /When the ship hit an iceberg and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

boy

[boy] See: [ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY], [FAIR-HAIRED BOY], [MAMA'S BOY], [OLD BOY], [SEPARATE THE MEN FROM THE BOYS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

hired man

[hired man] {n. phr.} A man employed to do jobs every day about a house or farm. * /The hired man was sick, and a lot of the daily chores […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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