Sports idioms

There are two .......... against his possible promotion because he has been late to work several times, and does not finish his assignments when they are due.

At this .......... in the game anyone could be selected to lead the company.

They hit the .......... when they landed the contract.

He was .......... on thin ice by taking extra-long lunch breaks.

The company’s work slowed down at first, but then they hit their .......... once the travel season commenced.

The new recruit has a probation period to learn the ...........

It was unfair of the manager to keep moving the ..........; our aim would not be achievable if the outcomes kept changing.

She wanted to throw in the ........ once the project proposal was rejected.

Tom thought he was ........ a thousand when he saw his boss.

The new office junior was ........ around the previous staff member.