You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
Through thick and thin.
Through thick and thin.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
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.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
