in short trousers

短语

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    In childhood; as a child; when quite young (including nonliterally, e.g., as a young adult).

    习语

    Near-synonym: in diapers

    We didn't have computers or mobile phones back when I was in short trousers!

词源

From an early 20th century practice of reserving short trousers only for small children.

来源：wiktionary