Needle in a bottle of hay.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

To build castles in Spain.

To build castles in Spain.

As clear as a whistle.

As clear as a whistle.

Something given that way.

Something given that way.

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.]

Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.

Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.

Made no more bones.

Made no more bones.

By all that's good and glorious.

By all that's good and glorious.

A flea in his ear.

A flea in his ear.