Sports idioms

He slept really late, so when he went into work the next day he was not on the ...........

Because of his great work ethic, the employee was .......... runner for a potential promotion.

The client gave the property manager a run for his ...........

She had to roll with the .......... in order to minimize tension.

The employees with least productivity were .......... ducks when we heard of the company downsizing.

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

The client thought that he was being taken for a .........., however the promise to deliver was met.

I was ready to end the contract when the client arrived with chocolates to thank me for the work completed thus far; that took the .......... out of my sails.

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

The team members covered all ........ before submitting the proposal.