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+'tis the season 
+20/20 hindsight
+24/7
+800 pound gorilla
+a few cans short of a six-pack 
+a leading provider of   
+a plus for all stakeholders
+ace in the hole 
+ace up your sleeve 
+acid test
+actionable
+airing dirty laundry
+all booster, no payload
+all foam, no beer
+all foam, no beer 
+all hammer, no nail
+all hat, no cattle
+all icing, no cake
+all in a day's work
+all lime and salt, no tequila 
+all missile, no warhead
+all shot, no powder
+all sizzle, no steak
+all talk, no action
+all that and a bag of chips
+all thumbs
+all wax and no wick
+all wet
+all's fair in love and war
+almighty dollar 
+always a bridesmaid
+ambulance chaser 
+another day, another dollar
+ants in your pants
+apple-pie order 
+arm and a leg 
+armchair quarterback 
+army brat 
+art imitates life 
+artsy-craftsy 
+artsy-fartsy 
+as luck would have it 
+as old as time
+at loggerheads 
+at the end of the day    
+babe in the woods
+back against the wall
+back in the saddle
+back to square one
+back to the drawing board
+bad to the bone
+badge of honor 
+badonkadonk
+ballpark figure 
+balls to the wall
+baptism of fire
+bare bones
+bark is worse than the bite
+bark up the wrong tree 
+bat out of hell 
+bats in the belfry
+battle royal 
+beat around the bush 
+beat the bushes
+beats me
+behind the eight ball 
+benchmark
+bent out of shape
+best foot forward 
+best of breed
+best practices
+bet your bottom dollar
+better half 
+better late than never
+better mousetrap 
+better safe than sorry 
+better than ever 
+better the devil you know 
+between a rock and a hard place 
+beyond the pale 
+bib and tucker 
+big as life 
+big fish in a small pond 
+big man on campus 
+bigger they are 
+bird in the hand
+birds and the bees
+birds of the feather 
+bite the dust
+bite your tongue
+bitter disappointment 
+black as coal 
+blast from the past
+bleeding heart
+blind as a bat
+blood is thicker than water
+blood money
+blood on your hands
+blood sweat and tears 
+blow this pop stand / joint
+blushing bride 
+body by fisher, brains by mattel 
+boil it down to
+bone of contention
+boots on the ground
+booze and broads 
+bored to tears
+born and raised 
+born with a silver spoon in your mouth
+born yesterday
+bottom line
+brain drain
+brain dump
+brass tacks 
+bring home the bacon
+bring our 'a' game
+brings a lot of value to the table
+broken record
+brother's keeper 
+bull by the horns 
+bull in a china shop 
+bump in the night 
+busy as a bee 
+but seriously 
+by and large 
+calm before the storm 
+can't cut the mustard
+candle at both ends 
+case of mistaken identity 
+cast a wider net
+cat got your tongue
+cat out of the bag 
+caught red-handed 
+change agent
+chapter and verse 
+checkered career 
+chickens come home to 
+chomping at the bit
+circle back
+cleanliness is next to
+clear as a bell
+clear as mud
+client-centered
+cold shoulder 
+communist conspiracy
+conniption fit 
+core competency
+could care less 
+couldn't care less 
+couldn't get to first base 
+count your blessings
+countless hours 
+creature comfort 
+crime in the street 
+curiosity killed the cat
+curry favor 
+cut a fine figure 
+cut and dried 
+cut to the chase
+cut to the quick 
+cute as a button 
+darkest before the dawn
+dead as a doornail 
+death and destruction 
+death and taxes 
+death's doorstep 
+devil is in the details
+dim view 
+do no evil
+dog days 
+dog in the manger
+don't count your chickens before they're hatched 
+don't do the crime if you can't do the time
+don't throw out the baby with the bathwater
+doubting thomas 
+down and dirty
+down in the dumps 
+down pat 
+down the drain/toilet
+down the hatch 
+down to earth
+downsizing
+drinking kool-aid
+drive you up a wall
+drop the ball
+dutch uncle
+dyed in the wool 
+e-ticket
+ear to the ground 
+early bird catches the worm
+easier said than done 
+easy as 1-2-3
+easy as pie 
+eat crow
+eat humble pie
+eco-anything
+enough already 
+even money
+every dog has its day
+every fiber of my being 
+everything but the kitchen sink
+evil twin 
+existential angst 
+experts agree  
+eye for an eye
+facts of life 
+fair weather friend
+fair-haired one
+fall off of a turnip truck
+faster, cheaper, better
+fat slob 
+favor us with a song 
+fear and loathing 
+feather your nest
+fellow traveler 
+few and far between 
+field this one 
+fifteen minutes of fame
+fish nor fowl 
+fly by night
+fly the coop
+for the birds 
+fox in the henhouse
+freudian slip 
+from a professional standpoint
+fun and games 
+fun in the sun 
+game changer
+garbage in, garbage out 
+get the sack 
+get your groove back
+gets my goat 
+gift horse in the mouth
+gilding the lily 
+give a damn 
+give me a break 
+gives me the creeps 
+giving 110%
+go him one better 
+godliness 
+goes without saying 
+going forward
+going from good to great
+good deed for the day
+good time was had by all 
+greek to me 
+green thumb 
+green-eyed monster
+grist for the mill
+guiding light 
+hair of the dog 
+hard to believe 
+has legs and can go really far   
+have a nice day 
+he couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions printed on the heel 
+he couldn't think his way out of a paper bag 
+he donated his brain to science  science sent it back  
+he fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on his way down 
+he's a walking advertisement/poster boy for birth control/planned parenthood 
+he's as useful as tits on a wart/boar hog 
+he's dumber than a bag of hammers 
+he's dumber than a box of rocks 
+he's not the brightest crayon in the box  
+he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer  
+head honcho 
+heart's content 
+hell-bent for leather
+hidden agenda 
+high and the mighty 
+high on the hog 
+his bread ain't done
+his elevator doesn't go to the top floor
+his pilot light isn't lit
+his yeast went bad
+hold a candle to 
+hold your horses
+hold your tongue
+hook or by crook 
+horse of a different color 
+hot knife through butter
+how goes the battle?
+i beg to differ
+i don't have the bandwidth
+i'm not throwing him under the bus, but
+i'm okay, you're okay 
+if brains were dynamite, he couldn't blow his nose 
+if the shoe fits
+if you gave him a penny for his thoughts, you'd get change  
+impactful
+improve roi
+in a nutshell 
+in a pinch
+in a wink
+in harm's way
+in the tank
+in today's highly competitive marketplace
+in your dreams
+in your face
+industry leader
+industry standard
+inexorably drawn 
+influence peddling 
+info dump
+integrated approach
+intents and purposes 
+it is what it is
+it takes him an hour to cook minute rice 
+it was a dark and stormy night
+it won't fly
+jack of all trades 
+jockey for position 
+johnny-come-lately
+joined at the hip 
+jump down your throat 
+jump her/his bones
+jump in with both feet 
+jump on the bandwagon 
+jump the gun
+junk in the trunk
+jury is still out
+justice is blind 
+keep an eye on you 
+keep it down 
+keep it simple, stupid 
+keep up with the joneses
+keep your cards close to vest  
+keep your chin up 
+keep your fingers crossed 
+keep your powder dry 
+kick ass
+kick the bucket 
+kick up your heels 
+kick you to the curb
+kick your feet up 
+kickbutt
+kid in a candy store 
+kill two birds with one stone
+king's english 
+king's ransom 
+kiss and tell 
+kiss ass 
+kiss of death 
+kit and kaboodle 
+knee-high to a grasshopper
+knock it out of the park 
+knock on wood 
+knock your socks off 
+knocked up 
+know him from adam
+know the ropes 
+know the score 
+knuckle down 
+knuckle sandwich
+knuckle under 
+labor of love
+lap of luxury
+last but not least 
+last hurrah
+last-ditch effort
+law of the jungle 
+law of the land 
+lay down the law
+leaps and bounds 
+let sleeping dogs lie 
+let the cat out of the bag
+let's be proactive here people
+let's get granular
+let's hit the ground running
+let's split
+let's take this off-line
+liberal media 
+lie like a rug
+life and limb 
+life imitates art 
+life's a bitch
+lighten up 
+lights out
+like a sore thumb 
+like butter
+like the plague 
+like there's no tomorrow
+lion's share
+litmus test
+little black book 
+live and learn
+long and short of it
+long lost love 
+look before you leap 
+lounge lizard 
+loved and lost 
+low man on the totem pole
+low-hanging fruit
+luck of the draw
+luck of the irish
+make my day 
+male chauvinist 
+man's best friend 
+manage expectations
+many moons 
+many-splendored thing 
+mark my words
+marketing-driven
+maximize customer satisfaction
+maximize leverage
+meaningful relationship 
+mellow out 
+moment of glory 
+moment's respite 
+monday morning quarterback 
+monkey see, monkey do
+monkey suit 
+motherhood and apple pie 
+movers and shakers 
+moving experience 
+moving up the value chain
+multi task
+my two cents
+neat as a pin 
+needless to say 
+net-net
+next generation
+nip it in the bud 
+no guts, no glory 
+no love lost 
+no pain, no gain 
+no stone unturned 
+no time like the present 
+nose to the grindstone 
+not in my back yard 
+not on your tintype 
+now more than ever
+number one fan 
+numerous to mention 
+off the wagon 
+offline
+old college try 
+old meets new 
+older and wiser 
+older than dirt 
+older than methuselah 
+on steroids
+on the bandwagon 
+on the nose 
+on the wagon 
+on thin ice 
+one born every minute 
+one brick shy of a load
+one foot in the grave 
+one fry short of a happy meal
+one in a million 
+one pickle short of a barrel
+one sandwich short of a picnic
+one step short of a flight 
+one taco short of a combination plate
+only game in town 
+only to be met 
+out of pocket 
+out of the frying pan 
+out on a limb 
+out-of-pocket
+p's and q's 
+pain and suffering 
+panic button 
+paradigm shift
+party pooper 
+pass the sniff test
+patter of little feet 
+pay through the nose 
+peas in a pod 
+perfect storm
+pig in a poke
+pillar of society 
+pinko 
+plenty of fish in the sea
+poison pen 
+poor as a churchmouse
+poor excuse for 
+pot calling the kettle black
+proud possessor 
+pull through in the end
+push the envelope
+put a stake in the ground
+put my/your foot down
+putting lipstick on a pig
+quick and the dead
+quick as a bunny 
+radical chic 
+rags to riches
+raining buckets
+raining cats and dogs 
+raise the bar
+rank and file 
+read my lips 
+red herring 
+redheaded stepchild
+reign supreme 
+remember the alamo 
+resonate
+rightsizing
+road to hell is paved with good intentions 
+rob peter to pay paul
+robust
+rock and a hard place 
+rocket science/scientist
+roost 
+rope a dope
+run it up the flagpole
+run it up the flagpole and see who salutes
+running dog lackey 
+safe than sorry 
+salt of the earth 
+save face
+scalable
+scared stiff 
+scared to death 
+school's out
+screaming meemies 
+seamless integration
+senses reel 
+set the record straight 
+shake a stick should of 
+shapes and forms
+shoulder to the wheel 
+shouldered his way 
+shut your trap
+sigh of relief 
+significant other 
+silence is golden 
+six sigma
+slept like a log 
+small world 
+snake in the grass
+snow job 
+snug as a bug 
+some of my best friends 
+something the cat dragged in 
+somewhere a villiage is missing its idiot
+spade a spade 
+spare the rod 
+spending more time with my family
+spitting image 
+spring to life 
+squeaky wheel gets the grease/oil 
+start from scratch 
+step up to the plate
+stick in the mud 
+stick in your craw 
+still waters run deep 
+stop and smell the roses 
+store bought 
+stranger than fiction 
+strategic
+straw that broke the camel's back 
+stubborn as a mule 
+stuff that dreams are made of 
+stuffed shirt 
+synergy
+take it to the next level
+take one for the team 
+take the bull by the horns 
+take the plunge 
+takes one to know one 
+talk turkey 
+team player
+teamwork
+ten foot pole 
+the 80%-20% rule
+the bottom line
+the cheese slid off his cracker 
+the customer is always right
+the earth moved 
+the elephant in the room
+the final analysis 
+the gates are down, the lights are flashing, but there is no train  
+the light is on, but nobody is home 
+the real mccoy 
+the same old story 
+the scenery only changes for the lead dog
+the starting gate is open, but he's still asking directions 
+the wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead  
+there's nothing in the attic but cobwebs  
+these things happen 
+thick as thieves 
+think outside of the box 
+thinking outside of the box
+third time's the charm 
+this day and age 
+this point in time 
+thought leader
+three strikes and you're out 
+through the grapevine 
+throw in the towel 
+tiger by the tail 
+till the fat lady sings 
+time and time again 
+time is of the essense 
+tip of the iceberg 
+to err is human 
+to the best of my knowledge 
+today, more than ever   
+tongue-in-cheek 
+too hot to handle 
+too many chiefs and not enough indians
+touch base
+touch of blarney 
+tough as nails 
+tough luck 
+tough row to hoe 
+traditional family values 
+transparency
+trials and tribulations 
+tried and true 
+trip down memory lane 
+true blue 
+turn your smile/frown upside-down 
+twist of fate 
+twists and turns 
+two to tango 
+under the gun 
+under the same roof 
+understated elegance 
+unexpected twist 
+until the cows come home
+up his sleeve 
+up the creek 
+up the wrong tree 
+user-experience
+user-focused
+value-added proposition
+very real concern 
+view with alarm 
+viral
+wakeup call
+was my face red 
+watch your tongue
+web 2 0
+web of intrigue 
+week of sundays 
+what a bummer 
+what comes around, goes around
+what the cat dragged in
+what the dickens 
+what the heck/hell 
+what you see is what you get 
+what's not to like 
+wheeler-dealer 
+when in doubt, punt
+when push comes to shove
+when rubber meets the road
+when the cat's away
+when the going gets tough, the tough get going
+who has everything 
+whole ball of wax 
+whole hog 
+whole nine yards
+whole other story
+wild goose chase
+wild oats 
+will wonders never cease
+wimp 
+win friends and influence 
+win one for the gipper
+win-win
+win-win situation
+wisdom of the ages 
+without benefit of clergy 
+wnning is everything
+wolf at the door 
+words fail 
+work like a dog 
+worst nightmare 
+wrong side of the bed 
+years young 
+yellow journalism 
+you are what you eat 
+you can run, but you can't hide
+you know what they say 
+young and foolish 
+young and restless
+yuppie