Identify the overused expressions in the following sentences.
1. The avalanche of statistics is hard for voters to swallow.
2. If differences can be ironed out between Congress and the president, the economy will receive a needed shot in the arm.
3. Our language seems to be coming apart at the seams because writers burn themselves out on a diet of clichés.
4. The bottom line on inflation boils down to some tough decisions that Congress may find hard to swallow.
5. Evelyn didn't have a leg to stand on after the judge warned her that she was skating on thin ice.
6. He was reluctant to cut the budget for a program that was dear to his heart.
The spending cuts turned out to be a drop in the bucket.
By thinking outside the box, she really hoped to help the committee mend fences and bury the hatchet.
Despite leaving no stone unturned, the proposal was dead on arrival.
By the second period, it became very obvious that the Red Wings were history.