a fate worse than death
alas and alack
at the end of the day
bald-faced lie
between a rock and a hard place
between Scylla and Charybdis
between the devil and the deep blue sea
betwixt and between
blissful ignorance
blow a fuse
bulk large
but that's another story
cast aspersions
chase a red herring
comparing apples and oranges
compleat
conspicuous by its absence
crystal clear
cutting edge
decision-making process
dubious distinction
duly authorized
eyes peeled
far be it from me
fast and loose
fills the bill
first and foremost
for free
get with the program
gilding the lily
have a short fuse
he's got his hands full
his own worst enemy
his work cut out for him
hither and yon
Hobson's choice
horns of a dilemma
if you catch my drift
in light of
in the final analysis
in the last analysis
innocent bystander
it's not what you know, it's who you know
last but not least
make a mockery of
male chauvinism
moment of truth
more in sorrow than in anger
more sinned against than sinning
my better half
nip in the bud
olden days
on the same page
presidential timber
pulled no punches
quantum jump
quantum leap
redound to one's credit
redound to the benefit of
sea change
shirked his duties
six of one, half a dozen of the other
stretched to the breaking point
than you can shake a stick at
the cream of the crop
the cream rises to the top
the straw that broke the camel's back
thick as thieves
thinking outside the box
thought leaders?
throw the baby out with the bathwater
various and sundry
viable alternative
wax eloquent
wax poetic
we've got a situation here
whet (?:the|your) appetite
wool pulled over our eyes
writ large
