Make up your own clichés, etc.

...as my dear old mum did with "rocket surgeon" (I altered it to fit the context).

I agree with you, jheem: as I delved deeper into what these guys are about, I saw that they are a commerical enterprise. Indeed, they claim supporters in more than 70 countries, but some of these expressions (like "diamond geezer") I'd never even heard before, to wit:

~blue sky

~crack troops

~singing from the same hymn sheet (though I've seen/heard variations)


And what's the problem with around; in place of about?

Please weigh in, cross-ponders and y'all's antipodeans.