snapper up
Britishnoun
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Autolycus, aw-tol′i-kus, n. a thief: a snapper up of unconsidered trifles: a plagiarist.
From Project Gutenberg
Red snapper up to 30 pounds are the prize catch off the area�s numerous artificial reefs, but tasty grouper, triggerfish and amberjack also are around.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I am—what do you call it?—a—a ‘snapper up of unconsidered trifles.’
From Project Gutenberg
It is too Macbeth-like in the “snapper up of unconsidered trifles.”
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A snapper up of unconsidered trifles.—SHAKSPEARE.
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