toads

Synonyms

Phrases with the word

Examples

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads. Marianne Moore

I am glad that the life of pandas is so dull by human standards, for our efforts at conservation have little moral value if we preserve creatures only as human ornaments; I shall be impressed when we show solicitude for warty toads and slithering worms. Stephen Jay Gould

Words are cold, muddy toads trying to understand sprites dancing in a field. Yann Martel

You have to kiss a lot of toads before you find a handsome prince. North American Proverb

When toads wrestle, the flies dance. Polish Proverb

You have to kiss a lot of toads before you find a handsome prince. American Proverb