1. Shakespeare Said It First
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2. …all that glitters is not gold
Things that appear on the surface to be of great value may be quite worthless.

3. …dead as a doornail
dead beyond any doubt

4. …elbow room
sufficient scope to move or function

5. … full circle
to the original place, source, or state through a cycle of developments (usually used in the phrase come full circle  ).

6. … good riddance
the act of getting rid of something undesirable or unpleasant; deliverance or removal (esp in the phrase good riddance )

7. … heart of gold
A very kind and good nature, as in Bill is very generous; he has a heart of gold . This expression alludes to gold in the sense of "something valued for its goodness." [Late 1500s]

8. … sorry sight
a sight that one regrets seeing; someone or something that is unpleasant to look at.

9. …too much a of a good thing
Too large an amount of a beneficial or useful thing or activity can be harmful or excessive. For example, The indoor decorations are fine but the outdoor Santa, sled, reindeer, gnomes it's just too much of a good thing . Expressed in slightly different form even earlier, Shakespeare used this precise wording in praise of moderation in As You Like It  (4:1): "Can one desire too much of a good thing?"