| The big boys | Talk shop | State of the art | Down and dirty | Stop and refocus |
| Elephant in the room | Whole nine yards | The cutting edge | Let the chips fall where they may | Sweeten the pot |
| Wipe the slate clean | Run it up the flag pole | CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Get the ball rolling | The ball is in their court |
| high-res thinking | Knock i out of the park | Find our niche market | wake-up call | Lead the field |
| Absolutely | Team player | Hit pay dirt | Firing on all cylinders | Get everybody on the same page |