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fingers were made before forks

fingers were made before forks proverb: a lighthearted excuse for using one's hands to pick up food while eating.

Proverb

fingers were made before forks

  1. A lighthearted excuse for using one's hands to pick up food while eating.

Questions about fingers were made before forks

What does fingers were made before forks mean?
Fingers were made before forks means a lighthearted excuse for using one's hands to pick up food while eating.
What part of speech is fingers were made before forks?
Fingers were made before forks is a proverb.

Words near fingers were made before forks in the dictionary

  1. fingers in the wind
  2. fingers on the pulse
  3. fingers pointing at the moon
  4. fingers to the wind
  5. fingers to the winds
  6. fingers were made before forks
  7. fingersbreadth
  8. fingersbreadths
  9. fingersful
  10. fingersmith
  11. fingersmiths

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