the watch of time

The pending glow of the summer solstice shines on more enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

• You can pound the pavement all you want, but if there’s any answer I’m getting outa’ here
• Rather than preach to the converted why not save your voice and just give them a pamphlet?
• It’s much gentler if instead of pulling a rabbit out of a hat, one lets it scamper away when ready
• Saying someone’s quiet as a church mouse doesn’t work in a parish where rodents have singing roles
• If you insist on pushing the envelope it will take days to get it in the mailbox
• As soon as she would pull the wool over my eyes my allergy to the fibres would kick in
• Insisting it happened quick as a New York minute unfairly implies that all their residents have an edge in the time/space continuum
• To declare it’s pure as the driven snow implies the snow was riding inside a clean vehicle
• By pulling your leg they were able quickly to limit the discomfort from your cramp
• The best way to leave him in the dark using only your hands is to punch his lights out