Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hake

We lose in hake, but gain in herring. Lose one way, but gain in another. Herrings are persecuted by the hakes, which are therefore driven away from a herring fishery.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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Hair stand on End
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