Spitball some ideas?

Soul searching

Local democracy bites the dust

Object lesson?

What is an entrenched issue?

Children are not cookie cutters

Team player?

On a wing and a prayer

Career break?

Theater of the absurd?

Pants are on fire

Is Donald Trump a choke artist?

Gold dust

Coming home to roost?

Con artist?

High wire act

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Old saw?

Political mumbo-jumbo

Toast of the town?

Moments that take our breath away

Sacrificial lamb

Zero-hour contract

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In the doghouse?

War chest?

Sisyphean task

Two minds?

Tall poppy

Place to blow off some steam?