1. Blue sky thinking – empty thinking without influence

2. Think outside the box – think creatively

3. Touch base offline – let’s meet and talk

4. Close of play – end of the day

5. Going forward – look ahead

6. No brainer – so obvious

7. Action that – put into practice

8. Drill down – investigate thoroughly

9. Thought shower – brainstorm

10. Flogging a dead horse – waste your efforts

11. Hot desking – sharing several desks with colleagues

12. Heads up – notification

13. It’s on my radar – I’m considering it

14. Joined up thinking – thinking about all the facts

15. Bring to the table – contribution to the group

16. Punch a puppy – do something detestable but good for the business

17. Run this up the flagpole – try it out

18. Cracking the whip – use your authority to make someone work better

19. Moving the goalposts – change criteria

20. EOP – end of play

21. Working fingers to the bone – working very hard

22. Game changer – fundamental shift

23. It’s not rocket science – it’s not difficult

24. Hit the ground running – start work quickly

25. Ping – get back to

26. Low hanging fruit – easy win business

27. Singing from the same hymn sheet – all on the same page

28. Strategic staircase – business plan

29. Park something – hold an idea

30. Benchmark – point of reference

31. COB – close of business

32. Reach out – contact

33. Re-inventing the wheel – steal the idea from someone else

34. Dot the I’s and cross the T’s – pay attention

35. Best practice – most effective way

36. Al Desko – lunch at the desk

37. Backburner – de-prioritise

38. Pick it up and run with it – move ahead with an idea

39. Play hardball – act forcefully

40. This idea has legs – good idea

41. Synergy – two things work together

42. I’m swamped – busy

43. It’s a win / win – good for both sides

44. Look under the bonnet – analyse the situation

45. Quick and dirty – quick solution

46. Peel the onion – examine the problem

47. Out of the loop – not involved in the decision

48. Wow factor – amazing

49. Helicopter view – broad view of the business

50. Elevator pitch – brief presentation