hard words break no bones

proverb Hurtful words cannot cause any physical pain and thus will be ignored or disregarded. I've never been affected by people's criticism—hard words break no bones, after all.

Hard words break no bones.

Prov. Verbal abuse does not physically hurt you, and therefore you should not be very upset by it. (Can be used to reply to someone who is verbally abusing you.) Jill: I can't believe some of the names Fred called me. Jane: Well, hard words break no bones.

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释义	hard words break no bones hard words break no bones proverb Hurtful words cannot cause any physical pain and thus will be ignored or disregarded. I've never been affected by people's criticism—hard words break no bones, after all. See also: bone, break, hard, no, word Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Hard words break no bones. Prov. Verbal abuse does not physically hurt you, and therefore you should not be very upset by it. (Can be used to reply to someone who is verbally abusing you.) Jill: I can't believe some of the names Fred called me. Jane: Well, hard words break no bones. See also: bone, break, hard, no, word McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: a smile is worth a thousand words too (something) for words too for words too funny, sad, etc. for words put (something) into words put into words exchange no more than exchange no more than (an amount of) words in so many words in so/as many words
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