Synonyms

My manager is very creative. When he tries to explain something, he likes to use examples that are supposed to explain a complicated situation in an easy way for someone to understand. "There are different ways to skin a cat" is just one of them that is most common. Here some more:
- Business doesn't want to buy a cat on a box!!! (what he means is Business will buy an application that they know what it does and what supports)
- We need to pave the road so the goat doesn't pee on the rug !!!! ( what he really means is that we need to put a clear road map ahead so that teams are not confused and take over work that is not valuable from the business point of view)
- We must make the cow jump the fence so it can eat the grass!!! ( what he means is that we must guide these teams to focus to what is really important for them in order to be efficient)
- We will not spill the milk from the box, but will use a straw!!! (what he really means is that we will not tell to others everything we know, but bring our knowledge out slowly, when requested or when in need)

He is driving me nuts!! One of my colleagues has found a way around and asks "Can you explain that to me in a different way, please?".
Stay tuned to this post as I will be adding more as soon as I hear it from him!

New Additions
- Tell them what you want, developers, PMs, red leather shoes size 73 by Sunday...(What he really means is that you should make it clear what you need in order to deliver what they ask)
- If no requirements, and they need an axe, build them a bottle and if they don't like it build them another one (What he really means is that you start building something until they realise what they need)
- Need to keep the cat in the box. (What he really means is to keep some secrets and not tell everything we know)