It would dip the carrot we have dangling on the end of our proverbial stick into the dirt and then take a chunk out of it. (politics.co.uk)
The situation has rapidly deteriorated in recent months between the governor and the Senecas, in whose eye Cuomo poked a proverbial stick over the weekend via a story leaked to The Buffalo News about the administration's desire to create a non-Indian run casino in downtown Niagara Falls. (nystateofpolitics.com)
One minute you're Craig David, beating off pop princesses with the proverbial stick. (econsultancy.com)