To build castles in Spain.

To build castles in Spain.

The coast was clear.

The coast was clear.

As clear as a whistle.

As clear as a whistle.

To give importance to trifling matters.

To give importance to trifling matters.

With tooth and nail.

With tooth and nail.

Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.

Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.

To have a smattering knowledge of anything.

To have a smattering knowledge of anything.

A thorn in the flesh.

A thorn in the flesh.

From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.

From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.