When you're counting alibis and not apples, one plus one equals none.
You can't drown your troubles ... because troubles can swim.
The sun was shining like a congratulation.
The day will probably come when you can tell everything about a person from his dreams except his age and weight.
When someone gives me three reasons instead of one, I'm inclined not to believe any of them.
The smell of moist earth and lilacs hung in the air like wisps of the past and hints of the future.