Needle in a bottle of hay.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

As clear as a whistle.

As clear as a whistle.

No better than you should be.

No better than you should be.

The coast was clear.

The coast was clear.

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

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

To have a smattering knowledge of anything.

To have a smattering knowledge of anything.

Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.

Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.

To cut a whetstone with a razor.

To cut a whetstone with a razor.

The fat's all in the fire.

The fat's all in the fire.