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As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.
Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.
To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.
To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
