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Made no more bones.
Made no more bones.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
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.]
