lawks a-mercy, I nearly dropped the whole tray!

Her gag-a-day comic strip never requires readers to follow a continuing storyline to enjoy each installment.

To sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage is to trade a valuable future for a trivial immediate gain, and many who do so later regret it.

By the end of the party, he was tight as a tick and could barely walk.

When he keeps arriving late despite promises to improve, I can only sigh and remind myself that a leopard cannot change its spots.

She adjusted the lens focus to a hair, producing an impeccably sharp image.

At the mayoral rally, organizers secretly brought in a rent-a-crowd to make the turnout look impressive.

My neighbor is a few cards shy of a full deck, but he means well.

When the guards weren't looking, the prisoner tried to make a break for it.

After the long day, he poured himself a little of the creature and savored it slowly.