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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 the 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?
Sometimes, it is difficult for a person to make a decision.
Words cannot actually hurt a person like sticks and stones can.
A person who keeps moving has no responsibilities and no cares.
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Words cannot actually hurt a person like sticks and stones can.
The proverb ("Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me") means physical injury can harm you, but insults or words cannot—it's used to dismiss verbal attacks.
The proverb ("Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me") means physical injury can harm you, but insults or words cannot—it's used to dismiss verbal attacks.
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