Work and body idioms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• quartered

• cornered

• rounded up

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

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

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

• blue ink

• red ink

• black ink