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If I'm using an idiom in a title then should all the elements of the phrase be capitalized or just the ones that are usually in capitals?

For example, which of the following should be used?

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> be up and Running
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If the people concerned are fussing over details while ignoring the big picture, you might say they are [bikeshedding](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bikeshedding):

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> implies technical disputes over minor, marginal issues conducted while more serious ones are being overlooked. The implied image is of people arguing over what color to paint the bicycle shed while the house is not finished.
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From the examples you give, i can think of a few:

* misguided efforts
* benighted attempts
* foolish reasoning

and so on. Pretty much anything you want to come up with will do, i think.

As for idioms...perhaps 

* going about things in the wrong way
* banging their heads against a wall",
* flailing about in the dark