in short trousers
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an early 20th century practice of reserving short pants only for small children.
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic) In childhood; as a child.
- We didn't have computers or mobile phones back when I was in short trousers!
Synonyms
[edit]- (North America) in short pants