The phrase “old enough to know better” implies that he is also mature enough to drink alcohol, drive a car, vote, join the miitary, live on his own, et al.
Oh come on..he knew what he was doing was wrong!
old enough to know not to molest little girls doesn’t have to be old enough to drive etc
The phrase “old enough to know better” implies that he is also mature enough to drink alcohol, drive a car, vote, join the miitary, live on his own, et al.
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Only when trying to let Josh off the hook.
For the rest of us, it describes what a person of any age should know better than to do.
Like at age 10, one is old enough to know better than to shoplift.
or at age 14, one is old enough to know better than to sexually molest your kid sister.