Make ducks and drakes with shillings.

Make ducks and drakes with shillings.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

Within a stone's throw of it.

Within a stone's throw of it.

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

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

Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.

Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.

The coast was clear.

The coast was clear.

Diamonds cut diamonds.

Diamonds cut diamonds.

The fat's all in the fire.

The fat's all in the fire.

As cold as cucumbers.

As cold as cucumbers.