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the drain http://www.wordnik.com/words/the loose cannon had a cow Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:52:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/the loose cannon had a cow http://www.wordnik.com/words/a client focused fly on the wall Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:41:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/a client focused fly on the wall http://www.wordnik.com/words/slower than molasses off line Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:40:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/slower than molasses off line http://www.wordnik.com/words/mileage may vary on the fasttrack Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:39:19 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mileage may vary on the fasttrack http://www.wordnik.com/words/raising the bar to reach the benchmark Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:38:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/raising the bar to reach the benchmark http://www.wordnik.com/words/every lemon has a silver lining Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:53:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/every lemon has a silver lining http://www.wordnik.com/words/roads to rome weren't built in 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corncobs Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:28:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mixing cobwebs and corncobs http://www.wordnik.com/words/where the rubber meets the road and you bite the bullet Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:27:15 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/where the rubber meets the road and you bite the bullet http://www.wordnik.com/words/fit all the facts in the core of the argument Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:21:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fit all the facts in the core of the argument http://www.wordnik.com/words/left high and dry with flying colors Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:18:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/left high and dry with flying colors http://www.wordnik.com/words/too many loose tongues spill the beans Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:15:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/too many loose tongues spill the beans http://www.wordnik.com/words/the fan is going to hit the seat Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:08:30 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/the fan is going to hit the seat 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beaten path Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:08:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/walk a mile off the beaten path http://www.wordnik.com/words/don't cry over split hairs Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:03:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/don't cry over split hairs http://www.wordnik.com/words/don't count your chickens before they're sour grapes Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:27:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/don't count your chickens before they're sour grapes http://www.wordnik.com/words/walk a mile in my popped clogs Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:29:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/walk a mile in my popped clogs http://www.wordnik.com/words/don't be a hog, you eat like greased lightning Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:14:58 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/don't be a hog, you eat like greased lightning http://www.wordnik.com/words/jump on the bandwagon before the jury is in Fri, 09 May 2008 14:19:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/jump on the bandwagon before the jury is in http://www.wordnik.com/words/take the 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