A nail in the wound.

A nail in the wound.

Turn over a new leaf.

Turn over a new leaf.

Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.

Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.

Something given that way.

Something given that way.

As innocent as a new-laid egg.

As innocent as a new-laid egg.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

A thorn in the flesh.

A thorn in the flesh.

Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.

Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.

To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.

To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.