Advice to make you wise
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
What is an excessive reaction will make things worse?
Smoke and mirrors
What is irrelevant or misleading details intended to obscure the truth of a situation?
Shooting fish in a barrel.
What is a task that is exceedingly simple to accomplish, often implying an unfair advantage due to the lack of challenge?
Spill the tea
What is sharing gossip or revealing personal information, especially of a sensitive nature?
Moot point
What is a matter deemed insignificant or irrelevant, rendering further discussion unnecessary or unproductive?
Keep your nose to the grindstone.
What is working diligently will bring success?
Hold the key
What is to have the essential power or control necessary to achieve a particular outcome or success.
Snake in the grass
What is a person who appears harmless but is secretly dishonest or unfaithful?
Doomscrolling
What is persistently consuming negative news or information online, especially through social media or news websites, often resulting in heightened anxiety and distress?
The end justifies the means
What is wrong or unfair methods may be used if the overall goal is good? (Machiavelli)
Throw your friends under the bus.
What is sacrificing someone else to avoid blame or protect yourself will ruin your friendships?
Scapegoat
What is a person unfairly blamed for mistakes or problems caused by others?
Reheating nachos
What is revisiting or reviving elements of earlier work?
Coffee badging
What is employees briefly visiting the office to register their presence, often by swiping their access badge, before departing to work remotely?
Out of whole cloth
What is something that is completely made up, with no grounding in reality?
Follow directions to the letter
What is following instructions or rules with complete accuracy, without any deviation?
Kettle of fish
What is a messy, confusing, or troublesome situation.
Perfect storm
What is a critical or disastrous situation arising from the powerful convergence of multiple factors?
Quiet quitting
What is employees fulfilling only the minimum requirements of their job without putting in additional time or effort, often as a response to burnout or a desire for better work-life balance?
Kill switch
What is a safety mechanism designed to shut down machinery or equipment instantly to prevent harm or damage?
Fly too close to the sun.
What is becoming excessively ambitious or greedy, leading to one's downfall?
A chef's kiss.
What is an expression of perfection or high quality, often shown by kissing the fingertips?
à la mode
What is anything that is fashionable, stylish, in vogue, or conforms to the current trends?
Hard launch
What is a full-scale public launch of a product or service with extensive marketing.
Behind the eight ball
What is being in a difficult or disadvantageous situation, often due to unfavorable circumstances?