Hampton Sides

Sometimes it takes a brush with eternity - a crash, an illness, some shock to the system - to get you really thinking about what you want to do with your limited time here, and why you're living on this wobbling dirt clod in the first place.

American Historian

Carl Jung

In my case Pilgrim's Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders until I could reach out my hand to the little clod of earth that I am.

Swiss Psychologist

Mike Leach

I think the days before cell phones, when it was dirt clod wars at construction sites, was a lot more wholesome and productive, to be perfectly honest.

American Coach

Charles McCabe

Any clod can have the facts; having opinions is an art.

American Journalist

Use 'clod' to describe soil or clay in farming or gardening contexts.

Natural context

'Clod' often implies that the earth or clay is in a hard, dry condition.

Hard, dry earth

Used metaphorically, 'clod' can imply something is dull or lumpish.

Negative metaphor

'Clod' can be an informal, mild insult for someone acting clumsily.

Colloquial insult

As an insult, 'clod' is not extremely harsh and can be used playfully.

Not severe

 While I was chopping I chopped up a clump of grass and under the dirt clod, I just saw this little bit of color. I would have never thought in my entire life I would see one of these in real life.

Clod

Natural context

Hard, dry earth

Negative metaphor

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