Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Fasten
Like one drowning fastens upon anything that is next at hand.
—John Earle
Fastened like nails in a cartwheel.
—Sir Walter Raleigh
Fasten him as a nail in a sure place.
—Old Testament
Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Like one drowning fastens upon anything that is next at hand.
—John Earle
Fastened like nails in a cartwheel.
—Sir Walter Raleigh
Fasten him as a nail in a sure place.
—Old Testament