carry faggots to put out a fire - adopt a wrong method to save a situation and end up by making it worse
the best time to put Out fire
trying to put out a burning cartload of faggots with a cup of water - an utterly inadequate measure
grow-out to market size within one growing season
not know where to put one’s face
not know where to put oneself
not to put too fine a point on
not to put too fine an edge on it