a silver tongue

go for wool come home short

(speak with)a mixed accent

bowing and scraping

hard to come by muddle(Ignorance is bliss.)

never forget sth.or sb.

with fat cheeks and a big belly

be in a towering rage

be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts

grin and bear it

can take temporary setbacks

in swaddling clothers(young and ignorant)

mumble(mutter incantations)

turn shame into anger

what one most excels in

be in trouble at home and abroad

behave like thieves and prostitutes(the male are robbers and the female harlots)

a painful topic

fight up and down the country

girl dressed as boy(woman in man's clothing)