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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.]
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
As good as a play.
As good as a play.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
By all that's good and glorious.
By all that's good and glorious.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
