The committee is now a circular firing squad, attacking each other instead of working.
circular firing squad
idiomA political party or other group experiencing considerable disarray because the members are engaging in internal disputes and mutual recrimination.
The project failed because the team turned into a circular firing squad, blaming one another for every minor mistake.
Rather than presenting a united front to the public, the party has devolved into a circular firing squad, ensuring their own political collapse through constant internal strife.
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circular file
The trash container; the wastebasket.
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firing line
The vanguard of an activity.
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get someone's neurons firing
To stimulate brain action; to make someone think a lot.
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goon squad
A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, assassins, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.