Conversational phrasal verbs

The doctor told him to cut ____ on eating sweets, as sugar level was really high.

Very often we make __ an excuse if we just don't want to do something.

Our car just broke ____ in the middle of the field, so I had to call my friend to help us out.

He missed a daily meeting yesterday, I guess he just made __ a story telling that was no Internet connection at his place, he could at least write us a message using his phone.

I don't want to show ____, but we won the award "The best team 2021" last year. That says a lot about our achievements.

If you miss a lot of classes, it’s very difficult to catch __.

I came _____ an interesting case on Confluence, may I share it? I guess it can help us to find a way out.

Some Juniors may have a trouble keeping __ with the rest of the team. They just need more time to adjust, but it's ok.

It's a bad idea to look ____ on people anyway, you need to respect every human being despite their status or social background.