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From the Nat Geo Mag:

Apple of your eye...
old as the hills...
at death’s door...
at your wits end...
bite the dust...
haves and have nots...
buttering up...
scum of the earth...
skin of one’s teeth...
etc., etc.,

All from the KJV

The KJV rendition of King Solomon in Ecclesiastes is one of my favorites. It's just so beautiful and then so bleak by turns, it's almost more Shakepearean than the Bard himself.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.

Vanity, vanity, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

There is nothing new under the sun.

I've often wondered at his frequent repetition of "under the sun" and the sense of gravity that it carries. It has such effect. But, I'm not sure why. More reading, historical background of Solomon is in order.

Apple of your eye... old as the hills... at death’s door... at your wits end... bite the dust... haves and have nots... buttering up... scum of the earth... skin of one’s teeth... etc., etc.,

Let there be light... my brother's keeper... the tree of life... east of Eden... windows of heaven... gave up the ghost... for such a time as this... count the cost... it came to pass... fear not... eat, drink and be merry... sweet-smelling savor... scapegoat... a rod of iron... snared in the work of his own hands... heart's desire... judge not... the land of the living... contrite heart... the meek shall inherit the earth... let this cup pass... sheep for the slaughter... the ends of the earth... tender mercies... waxed strong... cup runneth over... beat their swords into plowshares... pride goeth before a fall... evil eye... a brawling woman... iron sharpeneth iron... strong drink... under the sun... vanity and vexation of spirit... to everything there is a season... a good name... the race is not to the swift... striving after wind... dead fly in the ointment... woe is me...

There are so many. And they are part of our discourse.