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Meanings of throw a sprat in English

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Usage of throw a sprat in English
1
As your mother once said, we must throw a sprat to catch a herring.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
2
So if I were you, I would throw a sprat to catch a herring, and he smiled.
Janice Day, the Young Homemaker
3
I throw a sprat to catch a whale; and neither you nor any other fool shall interfere with my fishing.
Bred in the Bone; Or, Like Father, Like Son: A Novel
4
In this case we shall be throwing a sprat to catch a whale!
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
5
"We will throw a sprat to catch a herring," quoted Momsey cheerfully.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
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