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Our manager knows how to keep people on their ______ . He does random checks in the department.
mind
toes
hands
heels
If you are considering setting up your own company, start small and don’t get in over your _____.
head
ears
eyeballs
neck
I can't join you at the pub this evening, I'm afraid. I'm up to my ____ in reports.
neck
eyeballs
ears
head
I have never met anybody like him. He manages to keep his ____ up despite all his health problems
head
eyes
forehead
chin
Our colleague's patronizing approach makes my _____ boil.
stomach
guts
head
blood
When we met at the company party, everybody let their ____ down and spoke with amazing frankness.
shoulders
hair
arms
head
Finally paying off my debts was a great weight off my _____ .
shoulders
back
head
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.
feet
hands
palms
elbows
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
throat
tongue
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.
throat
neck
elbow
stomach
He has been working for this company for five years. He knows its policies and procedures like the back of his ____.
neck
hand
head
feet
I need special approval from my line manager to lend you one of the people in my team. Sorry, my ___ are tied.
hands
legs
feet
arms
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 ____.
teeth
nose
lips
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 ankle and an eye
an arm and a leg
an eye and an ear
The people in my team just can't agree on anything. It looks like they are at each other's ____ in every single meeting.
throats
eyes
noses
feet
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.
mouth
arms
hand
fingers
