ice not strong enough to give a footing
From LSJ
μηδὲν κοτυλίζειν, ἀλλὰ καταπάττειν χύδην → not to sell by the cupful, but to dole out indiscriminately | not to sell by retail but wholesale
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
κρύσταλλος… οὐ βέβαιος ὥστε ἐπελθεῖν
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