ducks: in a row
elephant in the room: addressed
eggs: several baskets
bigger fish: fried
monkeys: not mine and not at my circus
cards: on the table
chips: all in
two cents: given
money: where my mouth is
@Predamame literally. I am feeling the effects of the platitude about how poorly we can estimate progress in a year (a little, slow) compared to 10 years (a lot, fast)