Stayed up late

When a person lives to be extremely old, and you're surprised that they're still alive.

Wow, Dick Van Dyke sure has stayed up late! How old is he?

Bucket Excuse

An excuse that has been used so many times that nobody believes it anymore. It's no good, so you throw it in the bucket with all the other worn-out excuses.

Parent: Have you done your homework yet?
Kid: I can't find it. It must have fallen out of my backpack.
Parent: That's the third time you've used that excuse! Throw that bucket excuse in the bucket and get your homework out!