The hospital was understaffed that day, and all the nurses ______., were thrown in at the deep end, were rushed off their feet, rubbed shoulders with, On his first day as a junior doctor, he ______ when he had to deal with an emergency alone., was taken aback, was thrown in at the deep end, felt under the weather, She ______ by his rude comment during the consultation., was taken aback, felt off‑colour, got to the bottom of, I’ve been ______ for a few days – just a slight headache., feeling under the weather, feeling off‑colour, rubbed shoulders with, The doctors ran several tests to ______ the cause of the patient’s mysterious symptoms., get to the bottom of, feel off‑colour, be rushed off their feet, As a medical student, I often ______ famous professors at the university., rub shoulders with, am thrown in at the deep end, get to the bottom of, He decided to stay home because he ______ and didn’t want to infect his colleagues., felt under the weather, was taken aback, rubbed shoulders with, The patient looked ______ when I told him he needed surgery, but he quickly calmed down., rushed off his feet, taken aback, under the weather, We need to ______ why the medication isn’t working as expected., feel off‑colour, be thrown in at the deep end, get to the bottom of, During flu season, the local GPs ______ and often have to skip their lunch breaks., are rushed off their feet, are taken aback, feel under the weather

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