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As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
As cold as cucumbers.
As cold as cucumbers.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
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.