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Sentence #3289066

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 patgfisher patgfisher May 31, 2014, edited May 31, 2014 May 31, 2014 at 11:30:34 PM UTC, edited May 31, 2014 at 11:37:42 PM UTC link Permalink

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"facts of life" means the basic physiological functions involved in sex and reproduction.

patgfisher patgfisher June 1, 2014, edited June 1, 2014 June 1, 2014 at 12:19:27 AM UTC, edited June 1, 2014 at 12:23:00 AM UTC link Permalink

I have linked the "birds and the bees" sentences to the "facts of life" sentence as requested.

Yes, we use the term "birds and the bees" in Australia.

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Tom's parents never told him about the facts of life.

added by patgfisher, May 31, 2014
➜ #3289081Tom's parents never told him about the birds and the bees.

linked by patgfisher, June 1, 2014
➜ #5320571Tom'un anne ve babası ona asla hayatın gerçeklerinden söz etmediler.

linked by deyta, August 5, 2016
➜ #8590978Toms ouders hebben hem nooit over de bloemetjes en de bijtjes verteld.

linked by Elsofie, March 3, 2020
➜ #10908007Tomnak sosem meséltek a szülei az élet alapvető ténykérdéseiről.

linked by H_Liliom, June 13, 2022