To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.

To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.

This is a pretty flimflam.

This is a pretty flimflam.

By hooke or crooke.

By hooke or crooke.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.

Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.

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

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

By all that's good and glorious.

By all that's good and glorious.

A flea in his ear.

A flea in his ear.

As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.

As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.