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Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
As cold as cucumbers.
As cold as cucumbers.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
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.]
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
