Object lesson?

Stopped in her tracks?

Old saw?

Theater of the absurd?

Right side of history?

Herculean proportions?

Close to the bone

Soul searching

What is an entrenched issue?

In the cross hairs?

Flip the script?

Zero-hour contract

Coming home to roost?

High wire act

Team player?

Political mumbo-jumbo

Two minds?

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Tall poppy

Con artist?

Both sides of the aisle?

On a wing and a prayer

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Peer review

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Hit the hay?

Spitball some ideas?

Stop on a dime?

Pants are on fire

Career break?