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From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
Nothing is so swift as calumny; nothing is more easily uttered;
nothing more readily received; nothing more widely dispersed.
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Nothing is so swift as calumny; nothing is more easily uttered;
nothing more readily received; nothing more widely dispersed.
[Lat., Nihil est autem tam voluere, quam maledictum; nihil
facilius emittitur; nihil citius excipitur, latius dissipatur.]
This is a pretty flimflam.
This is a pretty flimflam.
As cold as cucumbers.
As cold as cucumbers.
As good as a play.
As good as a play.