Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me meaning
What does the saying 'Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me' mean?
Idiom: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me
Meaning:
To be resistant to criticism. This is often said to young children upset over the fact that another child called them something that they did not like.
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