| Elephant in the room | All over the map | Get the ball rolling | Run it up the flag pole | Talk shop |
| State of the art | Sweeten the pot | Find our niche market | Get everybody on the same page | Team player |
| The ball is in their court | Hit pay dirt | CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Maximize profits | Down and dirty |
| The cutting edge | The big boys | Quantum shift | wake-up call | Firing on all cylinders |
| Absolutely | Wipe the slate clean | Hands of approach | high-res thinking | Circle the wagons |