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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.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To build castles in Spain.
To build castles in Spain.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
With tooth and nail.
With tooth and nail.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.