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PROVERB
IT IS BETTER THAT MY EYE SHOULD COME OUT THAN MY NAME.
Submitter comment:
(IF A PERSON HAS DONE A DISGRACEFUL ACT, IT IS BETTER THAT HE
LOSE AN EYE THAN HAVE HIS NAME SPOKEN IN CONNECTION WITH HIS
MISDEED.)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
James Callow Keyword(s): REPUTATION HONOR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-00-1972