The coast was clear.

The coast was clear.

As cold as cucumbers.

As cold as cucumbers.

To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.

To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.

Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.

Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.

Made no more bones.

Made no more bones.

Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]

Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]

As clear as a whistle.

As clear as a whistle.

The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]

The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]

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.