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单词 feet of clay
释义

feet of clay

a fundamental flaw or weakness in a person otherwise revered
泥足, 致命弱点。
[ORIGIN: with biblical allusion (Dan. 2:33) to the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, in which a magnificent idol has feet 'part of iron and part of clay'; Daniel interprets this to signify a future kingdom that will be 'partly strong, and partly broken', and will eventually fall.]

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