By all that's good and glorious.

By all that's good and glorious.

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.

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.

The fat's all in the fire.

The fat's all in the fire.

To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.

To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.

Put himself upon his good behavior.

Put himself upon his good behavior.

A flea in his ear.

A flea in his ear.

This is a pretty flimflam.

This is a pretty flimflam.