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She gets on well with the Accounts Director
Get on = have a good relationship with someone
We aren’t taking on any more staff this year
Take on = employ people
Please go on. I’d like to hear more about your plans for the new office
Go on = continue
We proposed this some time ago, but the Chairman has been sitting on the plans and we’re no further forward
Sit on = to stall or delay something
They built on their early success and soon expanded to become the biggest catering firm in the South East
Build on = use your successes to go further
I’m sorry I can’t stop and talk – I need to crack on with some work
Crack on = work fast
Leave it with me – I’ll work on the boss over the next fortnight
Work on = use your influence with someone
She feels that her colleagues are picking on her because she is so popular with management
Pick on = bully
What colour have you decided on for the staff canteen?
Decide on = choose
Please hold on and I will see if Mr Harris is available
Hold on = wait
I’ll pass your message on to her when she returns
Pass on = give a message to someone
Don’t take any notice of his behaviour – he’s just trying it on with you!
Try on = test someone’s authority
We have built up the business over the years and it now employs over 20 people
Build up = to make a business bigger, to develop contacts or a presence in the market
I’m afraid I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. Something has come up
Come up = happen unexpectedly
We can divide up the commission among the sales staff
Divide up = distribute
The uncertainty in the markets is driving up labour costs
Drive up = force up the prices or costs
