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As cold as cucumbers.
As cold as cucumbers.
Something given that way.
Something given that way.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
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.
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
