BODY IDIOMS

I had an accident and I'll be a little late this evening. Just keep your ____ on! I'm not hurt and the car is barely scratched.

I really can't remember his name off the top of my _____, I'll have to get to the office and check my diary.

I know you've interacted a lot with people from Japan and I'd like to pick your _____ about entertaining my Japanese guests this evening.

He has been working for this company for five years. He knows its policies and procedures like the back of his ____.

I have been assigned to this project because they were one person short, but I really don't know how to deal with my tasks. I guess I'll have to play it by ____.

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

When we met at the company party, everybody let their ____ down and spoke with amazing frankness.

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 ____.

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.

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.

I bought a new smart phone last week and I must tell you it wasn't cheap at all. It cost me _____.

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.

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 have never met anybody like him. He manages to keep his ____ up despite all his health problems

How did you find out about this course: did you see an advert online or or did you hear about it from word of ____?

The people in my team just can't agree on anything. It looks like they are at each other's ____ in every single meeting.

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

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

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

Originally, we were just a little behind schedule, but two people in my team got sick and we couldn't find anybody to stand in for them. I'm afraid the situation is getting out of ____.

If you are considering setting up your own company, start small and don’t get in over your _____.

I would really like to help you with your urgent task, but the customers are arriving tomorrow and I have a presentation to prepare. My ____ are full.

Our manager knows how to keep people on their ______ . He does random checks in the department.

Creating this game room was a big shot in the _____ for morale in our company.

Our colleague's patronizing approach makes my _____ boil.

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