A revolutionary idea is usually one with its sleeves rolled up.
We'll take the cake with the red cherry on top.
Age has been the perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.
It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
The ball whizzes past like a bumblebee and the Indians are in the sea.
The third umpires should be changed as often as nappies and for the same reason.