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Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As leopard feels at home with leopard.
As leopard feels at home with leopard.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
