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Expressions et business

Read the sad story of Bobby Brown. Then match the idioms in sentences 1-11 with their meanings.

Bobby Brown was on the ball, he had a good track record and he usually played his cards right, but success went to his head, he began to lose his touch, he was always up to his eyes in work, he started trying to pass the buck and then he put his foot in it. The boss gave him a piece of his mind, nobody put him in the picture any more and in the end he was fired.

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1. Bobby Brown was on the ball He was a circus performerHe was a clever employee, he knew what was going onHe was not told what was happeningJe ne sais pas

2. He had a good track record His job experience was goodHe had too many things to doHe started to make mistakesJe ne sais pas

3. And he usually played his cards right He made a right decisionHe made a big mistakeHe was good at playing card gamesJe ne sais pas

4. But success went to his head He was a clever employeeHe began to have too important an opinion of himselfHe was suffering from headachesJe ne sais pas

5. He began to lose his touch He started to make mistakesHe lost his jobHe made the right decisionsJe ne sais pas

6. He was always up to his eyes in work He passed responsibility to other peopleHe had too many things to doHis job experience was goodJe ne sais pas

7. He started trying to pass the buck He passed responsibility to other peopleThe boss talked to him very directlyHe made a big mistakeJe ne sais pas

8. And then he put his foot in it He had too many things to doHe made a big mistakeHe was happy in his jobJe ne sais pas

9. The boss gave him a piece of his mind The boss talked to him very directlyThe boss tried to take credit for his ideasThe boss talked to him quietlyJe ne sais pas

10. Nobody put him in the picture any more He was not told what was happeningNoboby took a picture of him anymoreNobody cared about him anymoreJe ne sais pas

11. And in the end he was fired He lost his jobHe got burnedHe was promotedJe ne sais pas