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This is a pretty flimflam.
This is a pretty flimflam.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
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.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
With tooth and nail.
With tooth and nail.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
