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To give importance to trifling matters.

To give importance to trifling matters.

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To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.

To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.

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A flea in his ear.

A flea in his ear.

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There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

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No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more

No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?

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As good as a play.

As good as a play.

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Within a stone's throw of it.

Within a stone's throw of it.

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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.]

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The fat's all in the fire.

The fat's all in the fire.

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