Business idioms with parts of the body

   Complete the following body idioms with one of the body parts in the drop-down boxes.   

   1. "My company car's on its last     . Do you think I could have a new mini this time?"
    
  a. feet b. legs c. toes

2. "Everything went wrong at the presentation yesterday. I tried to keep a straight     , but
   I had to laugh in the end." a. face b. mouth c. head   

3. "Sorry, but I really can't talk to you now. I'm up to my     in work."
       
 a. ears b. head c. eyes

4. "I can't write this with you breathing down my     all the time. Could you leave me
   alone for five minutes?" a. throat b. neck c. lungs   
 

5. "Selling shares in Internet companies is like trying to pull     ."

       
 a. hair b. toenails c. teeth

6. "Did you hear that Sam's going to London for three weeks to learn English. It'll probably cost the
company     ."
    a. an arm and a head b. an arm and a finger c. an arm and a leg   

   7. "You'll pay through the     if you want to buy an office in the town center."
a. nose b. ears c. mouth

Choose one of the following for each:

in the pipeline in the same boat in a nutshell in a rut in the dark in the balance

1. Look, we're . If you lose your job, I'll probably lose mine.

2. I feel I'm . I've been at the same company for ten years now and nothing's
changed. I really should look for something new.

3. Well, we have experienced severe financial difficulties over the last few months. To put it
, the company is bankrupt.
4. We've no idea if the project will continue or not. The directors are meeting today to discuss the
problems, but they won't tell us anything. Everyone is totally .

5. Of course we have plans for the future. In fact, we have a number of projects . We
should be able to tell you more about them next week.

6. The future of the company is hanging . If we make the wrong decision this week,
we could lose everything.

Travelling by road?

As travelling can be stressful, we'd thought you'd enjoy something a little bit more fun. We've created
   an exercise on some idiomatic expressions that come from the world of travel. Careful how you use   
them!
1. Definition: An important point in one's life.
 
     
I think my career is at a     . I'm going to ask for the position in Dubai.
  a. crossroads b. junction
2. Definition: to make somebody very annoyed or crazy.
 
     
My boss keeps changing his mind. He's driving me round the     .
  a. corner b. bend
3. Definition: to start a journey
 
     
OK everyone. It's getting late we really should think about     .
  a. jumping the road b. hitting the road
4. Definition: a complete change in policy or attitude.

He's made a decision already and I can't see him changing his mind. He's not the kind to make a   
       
  a. U-turn b. Y-turn

 
5. Definition: perfect for you
 
    
I know about a job that would be right up your     .
  a. alley b. road