FASTEST FINGER FIRST

I won't be able to attend the meeting as I am ___________

• a straight arrow

• feeling under the weather

• up in the air

• out of the woods

Working so hard all the time is not good for you. Sometimes you just need to ______?

• grasp the nettle

• stop and smell the roses

• nip it in the bud

• go bananas

If you are taking "the red eye", you are taking

• A very late flight

• An early train

• A slow bus

• whole nine yards

The employee was _________ that she was chosen to represent the marketing team.

• Blacked out

• Tickled pink

• Green with envy

• Out of the blue

Oh no, not this _______________ again! We’ve heard this story a thousand times!

• old chestnut

• tall poppy

• bed of roses

• shrinking violet

He is no _______________ when it comes to expressing his opinions. He’s always ready to speak out.

• tall poppy

• oddball

• shrinking violet

• slave driver

I don’t know how old Mike is, but obviously, he is ___________

• a worrywart

• No spring chicken

• up for grabs

• a second banana

"The future of our company is uncertain due to massive debt, but I can bet we will ​ _________________

• go down swinging.

• hit the hay

• kick the bucket

• add fuel to the fire

Don’t _____ until the negotiations are finished.

• Rock the boat

• Learn the ropes

• Go down to the wire

• Go belly up

It was only after one of the rivals held out ____ that both teams decided to stop arguing.

• the last straw

• a piece of cake

• an olive branch

• of the blue