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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—T

Throw

To throw the helve after the hatchet. (See Helve.)

Throw

Throw lots of dirt, and some will stick. Find plenty of fault, and some of it will be believed. In Latin, Fortiter calumniari, aliquid adhærebit.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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