Proverbial Phrases Quotes ( 40 - 50 of 50 )
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
To build castles in Spain.
To build castles in Spain.
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.
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.
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
As good as a play.
As good as a play.
