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To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
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.]
By all that's good and glorious.
By all that's good and glorious.
Something given that way.
Something given that way.
This is a pretty flimflam.
This is a pretty flimflam.
