Clay feet
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Jump to navigationJump to search- feet of clay: an unexpected flaw in the character of a person of good repute → Daniel 2:31-33
- clé: (Irish) left (opposite of right)
- to have two left feet: to be clumsy, awkward → Ulysses 489.08: "He [Jesus] had two left feet" → one of the illustrations of the Virgin and Child in the Book of Kells depicts Christ with two left feet and the Virgin with two right feet
