To drink away sorrow.

To drink away sorrow.

The coast was clear.

The coast was clear.

Cut and come again.

Cut and come again.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

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.]

From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.

From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.

A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].

A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].

A flea in his ear.

A flea in his ear.

A nail in the wound.

A nail in the wound.