Trial balloon?

Team player?

In the cross hairs?

Sisyphean task

To lean in or not to lean in

Local democracy bites the dust

Soul searching

Dog whistle politics

Swept off his feet again

Spitball some ideas?

Rule of thumb?

Both sides of the aisle?

Gaming the system

Object lesson?

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England will never live it down?

Breaking rank

Toast of the town?

Moments that take our breath away

Bury the lede?

War chest?

Tall poppy

Place to blow off some steam?

Sacrificial lamb

Eat the crow?

The third rail?

Two minds?

Coming home to roost?

Cut and thrust?

Zero-hour contract