Choose the correct answer:
A: Ihear. youare tripped for promotion.
B: It is on the cards.
The conversation implies that
His hard work brought him the reputation of being a cut ............ the rest of his colleagues.
A: How big is your new house?
B: It is hardly bigger than the old one.
In this conversation, B says that .............
“The CEO is coming today. It is a red letter day for us”.
The underlined phrase means ..............
A: No one expected him to stand first; by topping the list he proved to be a dark horse.
The underlined phrase means ..............
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word /phrase/verb/preposition: