单词feet of clay
na.: 泥足；外强中干的；伟人或受崇拜者不为人所知的弱点
不安定的基础
had to resign after being caught having an affair with his secretary. Like some of his predecessors, he was found to have feet of clay.
这位内阁大臣在与秘书私通时被抓住，他不得不辞职。如同他的几位前任一样，他也原形毕露了。
Without a strong capacity for innovation and creativity, even a giant has feet of clay.
如果没有强劲的改革与创新能力，即使是经济巨人也会存在致命弱点。
I believed him to be honest but his actions showed that he had feet of clay.
我原以为他是个诚实的人，然而他的举动却显示出他有不为人知的缺点。
Man is a fool. And he thinks he"ll be okay, dragging on feet of clay, never knowing he"s astray. Keeps on going anyway.
人们真傻，总以为自己的会没事，一直错下去，却不知道他已经迷失了方向。
He was disillusioned to find that all the heroes of his youth had feet of clay.
他发现年轻时所崇拜的人物都有缺点，这令他大失所望。
Feet of clay, indeed; but Mr Miller does not chide his dozen unduly.
人无完人，的确是这样，但是米勒先生对笔下的12位哲学家并没有求全责备。
Why are people always surprised when they discover that their heroes have feet of clay?
为什么人们发现他们心目中的英雄也有弱点时总是那么吃惊呢？
The earth 1 In this great temple deserted by the gods, all my idols have feet of clay.
地球！在这个被神遗弃的伟大的寺庙里，所有我的偶像都是有着不为人知的品性上的缺点的。
All human beings have feet of clay, no one is perfect.
所有的人都有脚上泥。
Even fathers are ordinary merl with feet of clay.
即便是父亲也是具有弱点的普通人。