Here's the activities guide to burning calories at work and the number of calories they consume per hour...

Beating around the bush... 75

Jumping to conclusions... 100

Climbing the walls... 150

Swallowing your pride... 50

Passing the buck... 25

Throwing your weight around... 50-300

Dragging your heels... 100

Pushing your luck... 250

Making mountains out of molehills... 500

Hitting the nail on the head... 50

Wading through paperwork... 300

Bending over backwards... 75

Jumping on the bandwagon... 200

Balancing the books... 25

Running around in circles... 350

Eating crow... 225

Tooting your own horn... 25

Climbing the ladder of success... 750

Pulling out the stops... 75

Adding fuel to the fire... 160

Wrapping it up at the day's end... 12

To which you may want to add your own favorite activities, including:

Opening a can of worms... 50

Putting your foot in your mouth... 300

Starting the ball rolling... 90

Going over the edge... 25

Picking up the pieces after... 350

Counting eggs before they hatch... 6

Calling it quits... 2