Page 26 - The Gluckman Occasional Number Six

“By error” 1) in error
2) by mistake

“Letting it go to hell 1) letting it go to hell
in a handbasket” 2) going to hell in a
handbasket

“Out the drain” 1) out the window
2) down the drain

“Start from ground zero” 1) start from the ground up
2) at ground zero

“Hold them under the fire” 1) hold their feet to the fire
2) hold them accountable

“He's got a political nut to square.” 1) a nut to crack
2) an account to square

“Plays a factor” 1) plays a part/role
2) is a factor

“Using every tactic under the book” 1) in the book
2) under the sun

“Burst up laughing” 1) burst out laughing
2) cracked up

“It seems as though that...” 1) it seems that
2) it seems as though

“Vicious cycle” 1) cycle
2) vicious circle

“Behind the curveball” 1) behind the curve
2) behind the eight ball

“Still holds a flame for her” 1) still carries a torch
2) an old flame

“We'll climb that bridge when 1) climb that mountain
we get there” 2) cross that bridge