| 词汇 | paper bleeds little |
| 词源 | paper bleeds little. A rare but useful Spanish proverb that speaks of the difference between written plans, especially mili- tary plans, and the consequences of carrying them out in reality. Hemingway used it in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940): “ ‘Paper bleeds little,’ Robert Jordan quoted the proverb.” |
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