A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].

A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].

As clear as a whistle.

As clear as a whistle.

Add to golden numbers golden numbers.

Add to golden numbers golden numbers.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

Needle in a bottle of hay.

Through thick and thin.

Through thick and thin.

A nail in the wound.

A nail in the wound.

As cold as cucumbers.

As cold as cucumbers.

No better than you should be.

No better than you should be.

Within a stone's throw of it.

Within a stone's throw of it.