The fat's all in the fire.

The fat's all in the fire.

This is a pretty flimflam.

This is a pretty flimflam.

To give importance to trifling matters.

To give importance to trifling matters.

Made no more bones.

Made no more bones.

As good as a play.

As good as a play.

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.

Through thick and thin.

Through thick and thin.

A nail in the wound.

A nail in the wound.

As clear as a whistle.

As clear as a whistle.