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sticks and stones
Phrase
abbreviation
alt-of
ellipsis
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
（慣用表現）『棒と石は骨を折るかもしれないが、言葉は決して傷つけない』という意味から、物理的な攻撃と比べて、言葉による攻撃はあまり害を及ぼさない、または心の傷は深くても物理的損傷はないという考え方を示しています。
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(idiomatic) Ellipsis of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
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When classmates taunted her, she kept her head high and muttered that sticks and stones couldn't hurt her.
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When classmates taunted her, she kept her head high and muttered that sticks and stones couldn't hurt her.
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