The fat's all in the fire.

The fat's all in the fire.

A thorn in the flesh.

A thorn in the flesh.

This is a pretty flimflam.

This is a pretty flimflam.

The coast was clear.

The coast was clear.

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.

The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]

The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]

As leopard feels at home with leopard.

As leopard feels at home with leopard.

To give importance to trifling matters.

To give importance to trifling matters.

By all that's good and glorious.

By all that's good and glorious.