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feet of clay

[feet of clay] {n. phr.} A hidden fault or weakness in a person which is discovered or shown. * /The famous general showed he had feet of clay when he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

clay pigeon

[clay pigeon] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A popular target at practice shooting made of clay and roughly resembling a pigeon; an easy target that doesn't move. * /All he can […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

James Thurber

(1894--), Observer, 1 July 1956 Ashes to ashes and clay to clay, if the enemy don't get you your own folks may. www.sky-net-eye.com

foot

[foot] See: [AT ONE'S FEET], [COLD FEET], [DEAD ON ONE'S FEET], [DRAG ONE'S FEET], [FROM HEAD TO FOOT], [GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT], [GET ONE'S FEET WET], [HAND AND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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