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Up to his ears
1. He's up to his ears in work and cannot possibly see you
now.

fully occupied with
very interested in
not involved with
concerned with
2. If you give me a hand, then I shall be able to finish more
quickly.

take my hand
help me
take my fingers
pick me up
3. I prefer to talk to people face to face rather than to talk
on the phone.

in person
facing them
looking at them
seeing them
4. The manager dismissed the new proposal out of hand
and said that it was not at all practical.

quickly
utterly
directly
simply

5. As she is new to the job I would ask you to keep an eye
on her for the time being.

look at
consider
check
observe
6. The opposition in parliament accused the government
of playing games and refusing to accept the seriousness
of the situation.

being light hearted
being heavy hearted
being down hearted
being faint hearted
7. He accused her of talking through her hat and refused
to accept a word of what she said.

talking sense
talking straight
talking nonsense
talking tough
8. The police advised them to go down to the cellar in
order to be out of harm's way.

away from the noise
inside the area
into safety
away from danger
9. I'd give my right arm if I could get tickets for that

concert.

do absolutely anything
do something dangerous
do something stupid
do what you want
10. You can always rely on Fred to put his foot in it and
come out with a remark like that.

tread on somebody
fall over
say something embarrassing
put on the wrong shoe