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