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