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 fat's all in the fire.

The fat's all in the fire.

Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.

Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.

To grow a philosopher's beard.

To grow a philosopher's beard.

As good as a play.

As good as a play.

Within a stone's throw of it.

Within a stone's throw of it.

Cut and come again.

Cut and come again.

With tooth and nail.

With tooth and nail.

To have a smattering knowledge of anything.

To have a smattering knowledge of anything.