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Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
Made no more bones.
Made no more bones.
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
Something given that way.
Something given that way.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
Through thick and thin.
Through thick and thin.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
