An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure, but also of a certain strife and contention . . . concerning the trimming, husbanding, and furnishing of their gardens; everye man or his owne parte.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Oh! blame not the bard.
I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.
See me safe up: for in my coming down, I can shift for myself.