英语词汇“feet of clay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	feet of clay
释义	feet of clay phrase If you say that a person who is respected or admired has feet of clay or has clay feet, you mean that they have serious faults which you or other people did not know about before. [formal] When those idols are found to have feet of clay, the pain of disenchantment can beprofound. See full dictionary entry for clay feet of clay in British English a weakness that is not widely known See full dictionary entry for feet feet of clay in American English a weakness or defect of character (in an otherwise strong person) See full dictionary entry for feet Examples of 'feet of clay' in a sentence feet of clay the series would be at risk if Sister Felicity was seen to have feet of clay. West, Charles STAGE FRIGHT (1977) The hero had feet of clay and, oddly enough, that increased my tenderness for him. Holt, Victoria THE BLACK OPAL (1977) It's true: blokes are narked that their bosses turn out to have feet of clay. Gash, Jonathan THE TARTAN RINGERS (1977) "They, too, have feet of clay, and resort to comfort via little white lies. Colleen McCullough THE THORN BIRDS (1977)
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feet of clay