English
Noun
feet of clay pl (plural only)
- (idiomatic) In someone apparently strong and without failings, a hidden weakness which could cause his or her downfall.
- He was disillusioned to find that even Lincoln had feet of clay.
Translations
a hidden weak point
- French: pieds d'argile (fr) m
- German: tönerne Füße m pl
- Greek:
- Ancient Greek: πόδες ὀστράκινοι m pl (pódes ostrákinoi)
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- Latin: pedes fictiles m pl
- Polish:
- Russian: гли́няные но́ги f pl (glínjanyje nógi)
- Spanish: pies de barro m pl
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See also