... Gaal, 1766. Engl. : Less of our courtesy, and more of your purse. ( Gaal, 1760. ... ... beim Wort halten wie einen Aal. Engl. : There is as much hold of his word as of a wet eel by the tail. ...
... do what I can, and a little less, that I may hold out the better. It. : Farò ... ... ) 302. Wenn jeder dôn kun, wat he wul, much de Düüwel Herr wäs'n. ( Süderdithmarschen. ) Wenn jeder ...
1. As ik denk' un do, mät ik annern to. ( ... ... skal sjelden sige. ( Prov. dan., 67. ) Engl. : Think much, speak little and write less. ( Bohn II, 20. ) Frz. : Pense moult, parle ...