"boys and their toys" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-boys and their toys.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=boys and their toys}} boys and their toys pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic) Used to evoke the idea that adult men sometimes dote excessively on machines, automobiles, and gadgets in a childish manner. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Translations (adult men sometimes dote excessively on machines, automobiles, and gadgets in a childish manner): ма́льчики и их игру́шки (málʹčiki i ix igrúški) (Russian)

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