blisters

Synonyms

Phrases with the word

Examples

Being constantly with children was like wearing a pair of shoes that were expensive and too small. She couldn't bear to throw them out, but they gave her blisters. Beryl Bainbridge

Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters. Abraham Lincoln

I got blisters on my fingers! Ringo Starr

Long after the fact, it occurred to me that this was a metaphor for life- blisters come before calluses, vulnerability before maturity- but not even the thickest of skins could have spared us the lash of Daddy's tongue. Clarence Thomas

Life is short and full of blisters. African American Proverb

He who burns his posteriors must sit on blisters. Dutch Proverb