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the pen is mightier than the sword

the pen is mightier than the sword (la plume est plus puissante que l'épée)

Idiom Literature

Signification

words and communication have more power than violence

les mots et la communication ont plus de pouvoir que la violence (les mots et la communication ont plus de pouvoir que la violence)

Phrases d'exemple

"He believes the pen is mightier than the sword, so he fights with ideas, not weapons."

"il croit que la plume est plus puissante que l'épée, donc il lutte avec des idées, pas des armes." (il croit que **la plume est plus puissante que l'épée**, donc il lutte avec des idées, pas des armes)

Expressions Connexes

brain like a sieve

having a very bad memory

grassroots movement

a political movement started and driven by ordinary people

afraid of your own shadow

to be easily frightened

fly off the handle

to react in a very angry way without thinking

hear something through the grapevine

to hear news or rumors indirectly

carve out a niche

to establish a unique place or role for oneself