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Small herring processed like a sardine.
sprat
brisling
sprat
brisling
1
In this case we shall be throwing a
sprat
to catch a whale!
2
But a
sprat
is also thrown away sometimes in order to catch a whale.
3
As your mother once said, we must throw a
sprat
to catch a herring.
4
But thou art such a
sprat
of a man that my compassion forbids me.
5
This is my life now,
sprat
-
scented
and devoid of integrity.
1
Finally, you are mighty happy to arrive at sunny,
brisling
clean Australia.
2
At the bush, the dogs shrank away as if frightened, and returned to their masters, their hair
brisling
on their backs.
1
"Sнrah" here probably used of the Nile-sprat (
Clupea
Sprattus
Linn.)