sticks and stones may break my bones, (but words can never hurt me)
idiomchild's expressionsaid inorderto show thatpeoplecannot behurtbyunpleasantthings that are said to them
棍棒和石头可能会打断我的骨头（但言语伤害不了我）。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesInsults & abuse
- affront
- backhanded compliment
- be close to the boneidiom
- belittle
- contumely
- cut (someone) to the quickidiom
- denigration
- dis
- disparagement
- jeer
- left-handed compliment
- mouth
- name
- neg
- negging
- point-scoring
- putsomething/someonedown
- revile
- slight
- stick
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