fight battles throughout the length and breadth of the country

be very much made up(like a dog's dinner)

girl should be married upon reaching womanhood

Bird killer fish scattered

make up one's face heavily and dress gaudily(rich toilet and beautiful dresses)

confuse truth and falsehood(reverse right and wrong)

the pleasure of giving birth to a boy

pass round the cups

The thick branches and leaves seem to blot out the sky.

choose death before disgrace

cover a multitude of sins

have many love affairs

a bird kept prisoner in a cage

nags and steeds kept in the same stable(make no distinction between the wise and the foolish)

a couple living in extreme poverty

act like a king

Ten horses and ten horses

would rather go without than make do with a substandard substitute

fight north and south

submit to humiliation