I'm afraid I can't remember the word the trainer used when he talked about these new strategies. It's on the tip of my ____.

It's so difficult to get the students to do their homework. It's like pulling _________.

He's not a very trustworthy person. If I were you I'd keep him at _______ length.

Id like to pick your ___________ about this maths problem. You know so much more about it than me.

I had planned to try bungee jumping, but I got cold ____ at the last moment and I didn't do it in the end.

I'm afraid the new trainee can be quite a pain in the ____ sometimes. He keeps asking the same questions and cannot deal with his tasks properly.

Our colleague's patronizing approach makes my _____ boil.

She had spent months worrying about the conflict with her family and, when her friend visited her yesterday, she finally got it off her _____.

Our new colleague seemed superficial and uninteresting at first, but now, after working together for five months I can say there is more to her than meets the ______.

I can't join you at the pub this evening, I'm afraid. I'm up to my ____ in reports.

I need special approval from my line manager to lend you one of the people in my team. Sorry, my ___ are tied.

My work mates and I had a good time at the company party, but the following week, they kept giving me the cold ______. I wonder why.

Finally paying off my debts was a great weight off my _____ .