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"Being involved."

"Being on the front line."

"Being the elephant in a porcelain shop."

"Being the Blue Fairy."

"Being the Pilgrim Madonna."

"Being the tip of the diamond."

"Being in the lion's den."

"Being up someone's sleeve."

"Being poor in canna."

"Being on the edge of wool."

"Being on the crest of the wave."

"Being on the spine."

"Give hay to the goose."

"Give butter to someone."

"Give the sheep to guard the wolf."

"Defend with teeth."

"Believing in flying donkeys."

"Running the leapfrog."

"Believing oneself to be the center of the universe."

"Convinced but not defeated."

"Believing oneself to be an eternal father."

"We know the man from his clothes."

"Turn your brain."

"Drop a cork ship."

"Give a blow to the circle and one to the barrel."

"Give a finger and get an arm."

"Shooting yourself in the foot."

"Said, done."

"Disintegrate in tears."

"Dividing the wheat from the tares."

"Sleeping like a dormouse."

"Sleeping like a bear."

"Last the space of one morning."

"And not a percent of him is happy."

"It's the bird's song."

"It's the congregation of Saint Andrew: the desire has passed and the idea remains."

"Getting involved."

"Being on horseback."

"Being in seventh heaven]."

"Being an article of faith."

"Be like smoke in the eyes."

"Be like the cat and the fox."

"Be like the wandering Jew."

"Be like the cathedral factory."

"Being of easy virtue."

"Be of sleeve wide."

"Being a woman and Madonna."

"Being two souls in a kernel."

"Being outside yourself."

"Count as the two of cups."