Wisdom & LifeProverb / MaximAnatomy: foot, tongue12 words • 44 letters

"Better a slip with the foot than a slip with the tongue."

Multi-word idiomatic phrase: This expression contains spaces and is not playable as a single word in Scrabble®, Words With Friends®, or Wordle.

Meaning & Definition

Physical injury heals quickly, whereas a careless slanderous word can never be unsaid.

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Somatic / Anatomy

Grounds psychological states or physical commitment in human bodily anatomy ('foot, tongue').

Alphabet Coverage Inventory:16 / 26 letters (62%)

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George Herbert (Jacula Prudentum, 1640)

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