"She had her moment in the limelight." - "Limelight" hasn't been used for stage lighting (or anything like it) in over a century.
"The application is tied up in red tape." - "Red tape" as a binding for important documents is now little used outside of handful of places.
"The company bigwigs fired half the staff." - Once upon a time, people in authority wore wigs as a symbol of authority. Now it's limited to a few legal and parliamentary systems; CEOs and the like don't wear them.
"The application is tied up in red tape." - "Red tape" as a binding for important documents is now little used outside of handful of places.
"The company bigwigs fired half the staff." - Once upon a time, people in authority wore wigs as a symbol of authority. Now it's limited to a few legal and parliamentary systems; CEOs and the like don't wear them.