| Show meaning of feet of clay feet of clay comes from biblical usage figuratively it is applied to the more earthly and baser side 0 human nature he has learned that his idol has feet of clay is said of a person who is disappoint ed or disillusioned daniel 11 II 32 33 and 34 says this images head was of fine gold his breast and his arms of silver his belly and his thighs of brass his legs of iron his feet part of iron and part of of clay thou cawest till that a stone was cut out without hands which ch smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay and brake them to pieces in the holy city of benares india there is it a god whose feet of clay are washed lach ach year by the priests after being washed away by the ganges |
