the watch of time

The first half of the year is almost done, however, there’s still plenty more enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

• She shouldn’t be pushing up daisies if she expects them to grow properly
• It should rain on my parade of seedlings according to the latest forecast
• It’s much easier to push your buttons on with fine thread and patience
• Put a cork in it if your lure is too heavy and you don’t have anything lighter
• If there are too many feelers lit to help stoke the fire then simply put out some feelers
• If you can’t even raise the bar of chocolate you should seriously gulp down some vitamins
• Remember, Mr. Snake, if you make another rattle your cage won’t be cleaned today
• While it was a meaty transaction, the books were only half cooked so we got the raw end of the deal
• Your less valuable foot may be looking for direction but be sure to put your best foot forward
• The criminology student had to go back and read the fine print because she couldn’t remember what the penalty chart indicated