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Robert Christy, comp.  Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages.  1887.
 
Flea
 
I will send him away with a flea in his ear.  1
One flea cannot raise a coverlet.  Chinese.  2
One flea does not hinder sleep.  3
That’s a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.  Shakespeare.  4
The fatter the flea, the leaner the dog.  German.  5
 
 
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