Man is a man and Boy is a boy, so do you know what Man and boy mean?

As we all know,

Man is a man

Boy is a boy

Then you know Man and boy

What does that mean?

"Men and boys"?

Of course not!

What does that mean?

Let's learn together.

Man and boy ≠ men and boys

"Man and boy", on the surface, means: from a boy to a man, so the meaning of this phrase is: from small to large, from young to old.

Example:

He's been doing the same job for 50 years — man and boy.

He's been in the same job since he was a kid for 50 years.

Confidence man ≠ confident man

Confidence is confidence, self-confidence; Man is a man, so what does Confidence man mean? Confident men? Of course not. What it really means: liar. If you want to express yourself as a confident person, you can say: I am a confident man.

We finally realized that he was a confident man.

Eventually we found out he was a liar.

A ladies' man ≠ woman's man

In fact, "A ladies' man" means: a man with a feminine relationship; Flower heart man.

He was a ladies' man. A cheater.

He used to be a playboy, a liar.

Man's best friend is dog≠ man's best friend is a dog

In fact, "Man's best friend is dog" means that dogs are man's best friend. Man can refer to a human being in addition to a man.

Man is a sentient being.

Man is a sentient creature.