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weqwewe [10]
2 years ago
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Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". "Sticks and stones don't break bones," she chanted. Yoyo could tell, though, by t

he look on her face, it was as if one of those stones the kids had aimed at her daughters had hit her. But she always pretended they were at fault. "What did you do to provoke them? It takes two to tangle, you know." What is the original meaning of the underlined idiom in this excerpt?
English
2 answers:
Naya [18.7K]2 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Words cannot actually hurt a person like sticks and stones can.

Explanation:

shtirl [24]2 years ago
3 0

Incomplete question. The options read;

a. People should not criticize others if they have similar problems.

b. Sometimes, it is difficult for a person to make a decision.

c. Words cannot actually hurt a person like sticks and stones can.

d. A person who keeps moving has no responsibilities and no cares.

Answer:

c. Words cannot actually hurt a person like sticks and stones can.

Explanation:

First, we may wonder: <em>what is an idiom? </em>Put simply, it refers to the use of words or sentences whose actual meaning is implied in most cases.

So the expression, <em> "Sticks and stones don't break bones," </em>has an implied meaning relating to the fact our <u>words cannot actually hurt a person like sticks and stones can.</u>

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