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  1. κ2691Κύνα δέρειν δεδαρμένηνto flay flayed skinAs Pherekrates says. A licentious figure [relating] to the genitals. The proverb is [also] said of those suffering afresh what they have already suffered.Matched in translationhighshort
  2. κ1609ΚιλίκωνKilikon… wickedness and cruelty, for this reason he was called Kilikon. Pherekrates [writes]: "the gods are always acting like Cilicians to us." He was prosperous, so there was a proverbial saying about him: "Kilikon good …Matched in translationhighshort
  3. αι299Αἴρειν ἔξω πόδα πηλοῦto lift one's foot out of the mud… can." Aristophanes [says this] in Peace. And with the prefix Pherekrates in Petale [says], "Bring the basket, and if you wish, offer it." They also used the expression as we do in reference to …Matched in translationhighmedium

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