Malformed Idioms

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She says: "The writing's on the blackboard"    ....................................  (maybe she never really got over Mr Squiggle! )
She says: "You have to think outside the circle"  ...................................  Jesus Christ. I give up!
And lastly she always says: "As a constellation", you will still receive something, etc ........... Yep! My dear wife is now a fucking Astrophysicist!

Not sure what's wrong with the first one.

As to the second one, I like to change up what's "common" to be weird and unique.

For the third, perhaps she means consolation.