| wake-up call | Elephant in the room | Circle the wagons | Hit pay dirt | Absolutely |
| Talk shop | Run it up the flag pole | Hands of approach | high-res thinking | Let the chips fall where they may |
| The big boys | Get everybody on the same page | CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Firing on all cylinders | Find our niche market |
| Market leader | All over the map | Down and dirty | Lead the field | Wipe the slate clean |
| The ball is in their court | Team player | The cutting edge | Quantum shift | Stop and refocus |