With tooth and nail.

With tooth and nail.

No better than you should be.

No better than you should be.

To drink away sorrow.

To drink away sorrow.

As clear as a whistle.

As clear as a whistle.

As good as a play.

As good as a play.

Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]

Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]

Needle in a bottle of hay.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

To have a smattering knowledge of anything.

To have a smattering knowledge of anything.

The coast was clear.

The coast was clear.