We are all familiar with those well-known, over-used turn-of-phrases that add conversational color. So, let's beat a dead horse and see how many clichés we get crammed in like sardines.

Now that I've got you by the short and curlies, I'll tell you a story. Let me bend your ear as far as the eye can see, but don't try following in my footsteps, for it is a tangled web I weave.