A thorn in the flesh.

A thorn in the flesh.

To drink away sorrow.

To drink away sorrow.

Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.

Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.

Turn over a new leaf.

Turn over a new leaf.

Through thick and thin.

Through thick and thin.

To grow a philosopher's beard.

To grow a philosopher's beard.

The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]

The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]

Needle in a bottle of hay.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.

As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.