man and boy是个地道的英语短语，表示：（指男子）从小到大；泛指一辈子，一生

如：

He worked in that factory, man and boy..

他从小到大就在那家工厂工作了。

He has worked for the firm, man and boy, for thirty years.

从小至今，他已为该商行于了30年。

He has lived in the city, man and boy, for forty years.

他从小到大在这个城市，已经住了四十年。

Man and Boy, Claud has lived in New York 35 years.

克劳德从小到大已在纽约住了35年。

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

他从小就干着同一份工作，有50年了。

I've lived here for nearly sixty years, man and boy.

我在这里生活近60年，我一生都在此地。

He has worked for the firm, man and boy, for twenty years.

他从小就在这个公司工作，至今已整整20年了。

They grew up man and boy and had been each other's family for a long time.

他们从小一起长大，早就是彼此的家人了。