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This is a pretty flimflam.
This is a pretty flimflam.
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
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.
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.
Put himself upon his good behavior.
Put himself upon his good behavior.
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
