English Idioms and Expressions – Intermediate level's
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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

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