Proverbial phrases - Maxioms.comQuotes, Famous Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs, Maxims, Axioms, Maxiomshttp://maxioms.comen-usCopyright 2026 Maxioms.com. All Rights Reserved.<![CDATA[By hooke or crooke. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48548<![CDATA[A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals]. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48549<![CDATA[As shines the moon amid the lesser fires. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48550<![CDATA[To drink away sorrow. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48551<![CDATA[To give importance to trifling matters. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48552<![CDATA[To grow a philosopher's beard. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48553<![CDATA[To say that which is instructive and also pleasing. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48554<![CDATA[Made no more bones. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48541<![CDATA[As leopard feels at home with leopard. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48542<![CDATA[Needle in a bottle of hay. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48543<![CDATA[Like his that lights a candle to the sun. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48544<![CDATA[To cut a whetstone with a razor. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48545<![CDATA[Diamonds cut diamonds. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48546<![CDATA[Moche Crye and no Wull. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48547<![CDATA[To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48533<![CDATA[The fat's all in the fire. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48534<![CDATA[Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48535<![CDATA[Cut and come again. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48536<![CDATA[Add to golden numbers golden numbers. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48537<![CDATA[The coast was clear. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48538<![CDATA[With tooth and nail. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48539<![CDATA[Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48540<![CDATA[To be praised by a man who has won his laurels. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48530<![CDATA[To have a smattering knowledge of anything. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48531<![CDATA[To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by some trifling performance. A carpet knight.] ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48532<![CDATA[Through thick and thin. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48523<![CDATA[As clear as a whistle. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48524<![CDATA[Put himself upon his good behavior. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48525<![CDATA[By all that's good and glorious. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48526<![CDATA[Leap out of the frying pan into the fire. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48527<![CDATA[Within a stone's throw of it. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48528<![CDATA[A nail in the wound. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48529<![CDATA[A flea in his ear. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48513<![CDATA[No better than you should be. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48514<![CDATA[As cold as cucumbers. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48515<![CDATA[From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48516<![CDATA[As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48517<![CDATA[This is a pretty flimflam. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48518<![CDATA[Something given that way. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48519<![CDATA[A thorn in the flesh. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48520<![CDATA[Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48521<![CDATA[Turn over a new leaf. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48522<![CDATA[The asses' bridge. [Lat., Pons Asinorum.] ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48512<![CDATA[Make ducks and drakes with shillings. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42959<![CDATA[As innocent as a new-laid egg. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20952<![CDATA[To build castles in Spain. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/20520<![CDATA[To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd. And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16326<![CDATA[As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14850<![CDATA[Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition). [Lat., Dens Theonia.] ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5187<![CDATA[As good as a play. ]]>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/416