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buried shovel
cockroach problem
Ctrl-Alt-Delete
dog that caught the car
dog watching TV
drink the Kool-Aid
drop your pants
eat what you kill
electric-can-opener question
juggle eggs
low-hanging fruit
mission from God
moon the giant
more cowbell
Murphy willing
nailing jelly to a tree
open the kimono
paint the tape
phase of the moon
put skin in the game
put some pants on it
put wood behind the arrow
rain dance
smell test
so September 10
starve the beast
sucking mud
thisclose
throw it over the wall
use-by date
walk the cat back
wave a dead chicken

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