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To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.
To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.
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.
By all that's good and glorious.
By all that's good and glorious.
