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Catch One’s Breath
A bad/good egg
Herding Cats
Back to the Drawing Board
Fish out of Water
Stomping Ground / Neck of the Woods
Jack of all trades, master of none
Great Minds Think Alike
The final/last straw
The bee’s knees
The World is Your Oyster
To hang by a thread
A lame duck
In the doghouse
My ears are burning
Eager Beaver
In/Out of your element
Branch Out
To put on your thinking cap
Back to square one
Drop the mic
To throw one’s hat in the ring
To cut to the chase
The cat’s pajamas
To save someone’s bacon
To scratch the surface
To pull someone’s leg
Bigger Fish to Fry
Strike While the Iron is Hot
Now We’re Cooking (with ___)!
Time Flies – Idiom of the Week
Can’t Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow’s Ear
Common Ground
Food for Thought
Break the Ice
Lost in Translation
Hit the Nail on the Head
Deer in the Headlights
Train of Thought
On the Same Page
Take the Bull by the Horns
Think Outside the Box
Hang in There!
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