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Put himself upon his good behavior.
Put himself upon his good behavior.
As cold as cucumbers.
As cold as cucumbers.
No better than you should be.
No better than you should be.
As leopard feels at home with leopard.
As leopard feels at home with leopard.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
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.]
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
