sticks and stones | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Ellipsisofsticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.1957,Brendan Gill,The Day the Money Stopped‘You cheap dead-beat son of a bitch.’ / ‘Sticks and stones.’1993,The Independent, 15 MayHe has come through the worst and now presents a stoical ‘sticks and stones’ front to his detractors.2003,Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(film)Elizabeth Swann: You're despicable!Jack Sparrow:Sticks and stones, love.2003, “The Internet Is For Porn”, inAvenue Q soundtrack:(Kate): That'sgross!You're apervert.(Trekkie):Oh,sticks and stones, Kate Monster.; (idiomatic)any obsolete technology (usually of military and law enforcement purposes) when used in comparison to state of the art technology used by the antagonists or competitors.20th century,(famous quote):I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought withsticks and stones.Author unknown, attributed to Albert Einstein

Examples:

EN: Well, sticks and stones will break my bones, and names'll never harm me.
ES: Me hacen daño los palos, pero no los insultos.
EN: Pick up your sticks and stones.
ES: Tomad bastones y piedras.
EN: Well, sticks and stones may break my bones but words'll never hurt me.
ES: Puede que me muelas a palos, pero tus palabras no me hacen nada.
EN: Darling, didn't your mother ever tell you about sticks and stones?
ES: ¿Nunca te habló tu madre de los palos y las piedras?
EN: And I know that sticks and stones...
ES: Y sé que piedras y...
EN: I'm so mad I could throw sticks and stones.
ES: Estoy tan enfadada que podría lanzar piedras.
EN: Aye, sticks and stones may break his bones but words will never hurt him.
ES: Piedras y palos pueden herirme, pero las malas palabras, nunca. Ahora escribiré una canción sobre este tema.
EN: - Sticks and stones, sticks and stones.
ES: Me entra por un oído, me sale por otro.
EN: Haven't you heard '"sticks and stones will break my bones... '"...but names will never hurt me'"?
ES: Nunca han escuchado que los golpes y los palos rompen huesos ¿"Pero que las palabras nunca podrán herirme"?
EN: He said he didn't know how they're gonna fight World War Three... but he knew how they would fight World War Four. With sticks and stones...
ES: Dijo que no sabía como se pelearía la 3a guerra... pero sabía como sería la 4a... con palos y piedras.
EN: Until Monday, this is Barry Champlain reminding you that... sticks and stones can break your bones, but words cause permanent damage.
ES: Hasta el lunes, soy Barry Champlaign recordandote que... palos y piedras pueden romper tus huesos, pero las palabras causan daños permanentes..
EN: Yeah, well, sticks and stones...
ES: Pues no me ofendes.
EN: They're just sticks and stones.
ES: Son sólo palos y piedras.
EN: Oh, sticks and stones.
ES: A palabras necias, oídos sordos.
EN: Is this about sticks and stones?
ES: ¿Es lo de: "A palabras necias, oídos sordos"?

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