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No better than you should be.
No better than you should be.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
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 good as a play.
As good as a play.
