Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.

Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.

To drink away sorrow.

To drink away sorrow.

Through thick and thin.

Through thick and thin.

As good as a play.

As good as a play.

No better than you should be.

No better than you should be.

Cut and come again.

Cut and come again.

To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.

To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.

As clear as a whistle.

As clear as a whistle.

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

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