As innocent as a new-laid egg.

As innocent as a new-laid egg.

Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.

Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.

A nail in the wound.

A nail in the wound.

As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.

As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.

Through thick and thin.

Through thick and thin.

Turn over a new leaf.

Turn over a new leaf.

Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]

Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]

To drink away sorrow.

To drink away sorrow.

Make ducks and drakes with shillings.

Make ducks and drakes with shillings.