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To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
With tooth and nail.
With tooth and nail.
To build castles in Spain.
To build castles in Spain.
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
