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To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.
To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.
Put himself upon his good behavior.
Put himself upon his good behavior.
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
As good as a play.
As good as a play.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
