A flea in his ear.

A flea in his ear.

Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]

Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]

As cold as cucumbers.

As cold as cucumbers.

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.

Make ducks and drakes with shillings.

Make ducks and drakes with shillings.

To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.

To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

To cut a whetstone with a razor.

To cut a whetstone with a razor.

To give importance to trifling matters.

To give importance to trifling matters.