Difference between revisions of "Clay feet"
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* '''feet of clay:''' an unexpected flaw in the character of a person of good repute → Daniel 2:31-33 | * '''feet of clay:''' an unexpected flaw in the character of a person of good repute → Daniel 2:31-33 | ||
| − | * ''''' | + | * '''clé:''' (''Irish'') left (opposite of ''right'') |
* '''to have two left feet:''' to be clumsy, awkward → ''[[Ulysses]]'' 489.08: "He [Jesus] had two left feet" → one of the illustrations of the Virgin and Child in the ''Book of Kells'' depicts Christ with two left feet and the Virgin with two right feet | * '''to have two left feet:''' to be clumsy, awkward → ''[[Ulysses]]'' 489.08: "He [Jesus] had two left feet" → one of the illustrations of the Virgin and Child in the ''Book of Kells'' depicts Christ with two left feet and the Virgin with two right feet | ||
Latest revision as of 06:09, 16 December 2006
- feet of clay: an unexpected flaw in the character of a person of good repute → Daniel 2:31-33
- clé: (Irish) left (opposite of right)
- to have two left feet: to be clumsy, awkward → Ulysses 489.08: "He [Jesus] had two left feet" → one of the illustrations of the Virgin and Child in the Book of Kells depicts Christ with two left feet and the Virgin with two right feet
