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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.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
No better than you should be.
No better than you should be.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
