By all that's good and glorious.

By all that's good and glorious.

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 be praised by a man who has won his laurels.

To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.

As leopard feels at home with leopard.

As leopard feels at home with leopard.

From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.

From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.

A thorn in the flesh.

A thorn in the flesh.

The fat's all in the fire.

The fat's all in the fire.

With tooth and nail.

With tooth and nail.

The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]

The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]