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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.
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
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.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
This is a pretty flimflam.
This is a pretty flimflam.
As good as a play.
As good as a play.
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
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 cut a whetstone with a razor.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
