Cliches

These are 12 of the most annoying clichés in writing. Clichés alienate your audience. Avoid them if you can. 

1. Avoid it like the plague
2. Dead as a door nail
3. Take the tiger by the tail
4. Low hanging fruit
5. If only walls could talk
6. The pot calling the kettle black
7. Think outside the box
8. Thick as thieves
9. But at the end of the day
10. Plenty of fish in the sea
11. Every dog has its day
12. Like a kid in a candy store

Which cliché annoys you more than these?