The coast was clear.

The coast was clear.

As clear as a whistle.

As clear as a whistle.

By hooke or crooke.

By hooke or crooke.

As good as a play.

As good as a play.

As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.

As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.

No better than you should be.

No better than you should be.

Turn over a new leaf.

Turn over a new leaf.

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

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

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.