| Stop and refocus | Find our niche market | Get everybody on the same page | Quantum shift | State of the art |
| wake-up call | The ball is in their court | The cutting edge | Circle the wagons | Market leader |
| Elephant in the room | Sweeten the pot | CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Lead the field | Get the ball rolling |
| Whole nine yards | Down and dirty | Maximize profits | The big boys | Let the chips fall where they may |
| Team player | Hands of approach | Run it up the flag pole | Firing on all cylinders | high-res thinking |