"You can't tell a book by its silver lining"

"If at first you don't succeed, you'll catch the early worm"

"That's the fly in the woodpile"

"Correct me if I've got the wrong end of the gist"

"That's the pot calling the kettle a horse of a different colour"

"The night is always darker before the mast"

"I'm drawn to clichés like a moth to a long lane"

"I don't want to pour cold water on a wet blanket"

"We'll cross those legs when we come to them"

"We've put the cart before the egg"