As innocent as a new-laid egg.

As innocent as a new-laid egg.

By hooke or crooke.

By hooke or crooke.

A flea in his ear.

A flea in his ear.

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.]

Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.

Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.

As cold as cucumbers.

As cold as cucumbers.

As leopard feels at home with leopard.

As leopard feels at home with leopard.

To cut a whetstone with a razor.

To cut a whetstone with a razor.

A nail in the wound.

A nail in the wound.