-- Posted by Charolastra at 12:06 am on Aug. 4, 2008 overused metaphors in english by combining them i'll start: the grass is always greener finding a needle in a haystack hopefully you can make better ones than mine -- Posted by HXC at 12:08 am on Aug. 4, 2008 when the shoes on the other foot, better pay the piper. -- Posted by Charolastra at 12:13 am on Aug. 4, 2008 a contribution from SgtPatches: You're skating on hot water! -- Posted by Yummie Strawberries at 12:26 am on Aug. 4, 2008 I can't make heads or tails of making a mountain out of a molehill. -- Posted by Silence of Thought at 10:29 am on Aug. 4, 2008 Haha, good idea for a topic! Every dog has its silver lining.   -- Posted by Yummie Strawberries at 10:58 am on Aug. 4, 2008 Wake up and smell the coffee 'til you're blue in the face. -- Posted by nikki at 10:01 am on Aug. 5, 2008 Too many cooks spoil the broth when the grass is greener. -- Posted by Feminawesome at 11:35 am on Aug. 7, 2008 Don't look a gift born by greeks in the mouth. It's all water under the burnt bridge -- Posted by SovSull at 12:03 pm on Aug. 7, 2008 the road to hell is the spice of life