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Our manager knows how to keep people on their ______ . He does random checks in the department.
heels
mind
toes
hands
If you are considering setting up your own company, start small and don’t get in over your _____.
head
eyeballs
neck
ears
I can't join you at the pub this evening, I'm afraid. I'm up to my ____ in reports.
head
ears
neck
eyeballs
I have never met anybody like him. He manages to keep his ____ up despite all his health problems
forehead
eyes
chin
head
Our colleague's patronizing approach makes my _____ boil.
guts
stomach
head
blood
When we met at the company party, everybody let their ____ down and spoke with amazing frankness.
hair
head
arms
shoulders
Finally paying off my debts was a great weight off my _____ .
head
shoulders
back
hands
I had planned to try bungee jumping, but I got cold ____ at the last moment and I didn't do it in the end.
palms
elbows
feet
hands
She had spent months worrying about the conflict with her family and, when her friend visited her yesterday, she finally got it off her _____.
hands
chest
tongue
throat
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.
neck
stomach
elbow
throat
He has been working for this company for five years. He knows its policies and procedures like the back of his ____.
feet
neck
head
hand
I need special approval from my line manager to lend you one of the people in my team. Sorry, my ___ are tied.
feet
arms
hands
legs
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 ____.
lips
nose
teeth
tongue
I bought a new smart phone last week and I must tell you it wasn't cheap at all. It cost me _____.
an elbow and a knee
an eye and an ear
an ankle and an eye
an arm and a leg
The people in my team just can't agree on anything. It looks like they are at each other's ____ in every single meeting.
feet
throats
eyes
noses
My best friend is very wealthy, but I know he wasn't born with a silver spoon in his _____. He worked hard to get where he is.
arms
hand
mouth
fingers
