[die is cast] {v. phr.}, {literary} To make an irrevocable decision. […]

[discretion is the better part of valor] {literary} When you are […]

[draw and quarter] {v. phr.}, {literary} 1. To execute someone in […]

[eye-filling] {adj.}, {literary} Attractive to the eye; beautiful; especially grand; splendid; […]

[ferret out] {literary} or [smell out] or [sniff out] {v.} To […]

[fine feathers do not make fine birds] {literary} A person who […]

[for the time being] also {literary} [for the nonce] {adv. phr.} […]

[full of the moon] {n. phr.}, {literary} The moon when it […]

[game is not worth the candle] {literary} What is being done […]

[gird one's loins] {v. phr.}, {literary} To prepare for action; get […]