Fill in the blanks with the idioms given. a dead-end job / stepped into his shoes / he had his work cut out / climbed to the top of the career ladder / up-and-coming / rushed off his feet / got the sack / bottom of the career ladder / pulled out all the stops / run-of-the-mill / get out of a rut / headhunted When Simon started work, he was at the very (1)_______. He had quite (2)___________doing (3)__________ tasks. He stayed there for a couple of years, but then decided he had to (4) __________. He (5) ________ and managed to persuade his manager that he should be given more responsibility. The deputy manager (6) ______________ for incompetence and Simon (7) ______________. For several months he was (8) ____________ and (9) _________ to keep on top of things. But he was soon recognized as an (10)__________ young businessman and he was (11) __________ by a rival company for one of their top jobs. Simon had (12) _______________.