BODY IDIOMS

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Our colleague's patronizing approach makes my _____ boil.

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

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

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

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

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

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