Idiom
boys and girls
Meaning
Used to address an audience of children, or (jocularly) of adults.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Listen up, boys and girls, it is time to start the lesson.”
“The teacher clapped her hands and said, boys and girls, please find your seats so we can begin the story.”
“Gather round, boys and girls, for I have a tale of adventure that will surely capture your imaginations this evening.”
Examples
simple
“Listen up, boys and girls, it is time to start the lesson.”
contextual
“The teacher clapped her hands and said, boys and girls, please find your seats so we can begin the story.”
complex
“Gather round, boys and girls, for I have a tale of adventure that will surely capture your imaginations this evening.”
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