Work and body idioms

My dad retired early from his job and got a generous (a)   as a result

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

There is a (a)   environment in my current company... everybody is trying to get on top of everybody else.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Fresh graduates are eager to enter the workforce and (a)   from the entry-level jobs to higher positions.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Many people sell their unused items as a means to make (a)   when they're hard-up

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I bumped into Anne last Wednesday during my lunch break, so I took her for (a)   to eat to catch up.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

There is a lot of competition in this field, so Meta tempts potential employees with a nice ___ to ensure they choose them.

• shiny cheque

• golden hanshake

• golden hello

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Barry's has ___the market of tea in Cork; everywhere you go, there are no other brands to be seen.

• quartered

• cornered

• rounded up

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I left my last company because after __ they offered promotion to three of my team members but not me!

• slogging my guts out

• burning my guts out

• slogging my guts up

• burning my guts up

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

By the time they reach their 40s, some employees are apathetic as they feel they're just caught up in ___.

• the mouse competition

• the rat race

• the bee hive

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The line between profitability and ___ in a bookstore is so thin that even the little decisions are important.

• blue ink

• red ink

• black ink

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B