Working Hardly Here's the guide to calorie-burning activities 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 (depending on your weight) 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 favourite 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