the watch of time

Yet again, a batch of enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

• Eight auto workers being let go while standing on the front hood of a truck is firing on all cylinders
• Get out of Dodge and go into another auto maker’s vehicle if that makes you happy
• The hardest part of getting your ducks lined up is getting them to keep still
• If it fits like a glove, then you need a bigger bowling ball
• O.K., maybe I’ll go along with rice and barley, but I’m not going against the grain
• Go back to the well if you find that saying ahem or so seems uncomfortable
• There are too many defendants being found guilty together if one of them is hung on every word
• Grasping at straws is one challenge ensuring young kids exercise while having a drink
• Did you hear about the guy who was so small he fell into cards and got lost in the shuffle?
• Here’s mud in your eye, so now you can truly claim it’s bathing your whole body