1.to spur on the flying horse; to spur the flying horse to full speed; to hurry through one's work; to proceed as quickly as possible2.(1.to add frost to snow (2.snow plus frost; one disaster after another; disaster coming one after another in succession; insult added to injury3. as strong as a bull4.(be) within [about] a stone's throw; a bow's cast; a bowshot; within an arrow's shooting distance5.high and dry; in a condition of utter helplessness; isolated and cut off from help; marooned; alone and helpless; thrown on one's own resources6.[Idiom] going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little; excess is just as bad as deficiency7.to be as close as an oyster; to keep one's mouth shut as that of a jar; to be tight-lipped8.to be never tired of teaching; to teach with indefatigable zeal; to be tireless in teaching9.refined and courteous; suave; urbane10.careful and discreet; circumspect11.Where the needle goes, the thread follows.12.Just a Minute13.(1to climb a tree to catch fish; to fish in the air; to milk the bull; to wring water from a flint (2.a fruitless approach14.to be both brave and wise15.the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak; unable to do what one wants very much to do