It was as helpful as throwing a drowning man both ends of the rope.
About a veteran player thrown out trying to steal second: There was larceny in his heart, but his legs were honest.
It is impossible to tell where the law stops and justice begins.
His insomnia was so bad, he couldn't sleep during office hours.
If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end.
A newspaper is a circulating library with high blood pressure.