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Fill in the gaps with one word to create idioms.


1.  Let's start the (1 p.) rolling with the summary of the last week.

2.  In the last status meeting we covered a lot of (1 p.) .

3.  OK. The meeting has lasted over 4 hours. Let's call it a (1 p.) and have a drink.

4.  If you’re looking for long-term growth, the government’s own saving certificates are a pretty good (1 p.) .

5.  It's nice that everyone is on the same (1 p.) for once.

6.  There are also many other areas where we see eye to (1 p.) .

7.  The other team came ill-prepared and were digressing a lot so it was hard to get the meeting back on (1 p.) .

8.  Okay, that’s our proposal in a (1 p.) . Any questions?

9.  If I can just put in my two (1 p.) , I think the staff would really appreciate a bump in their pay.

10.  I must (1 p.) to differ on this point.