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Phrasal Verbs

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    Useful phrasal verbs for business with meanings [in brackets] and sample sentences.
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  • Our new department head will [to handle, work on] the training of new staff members.
    deal with
    get ahead
    chip in
    cut down
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  • Tom will [to get control or responsibility for sth] the sales department & become its new mgr.
    deal with
    take over
    look into
    call off
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  • We are now [to investigate, learn more about] new software to use in our training.
    going on
    turning down
    looking into
    looking through
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  • Many of our co-workers [to respect] Jill, and she is well-liked by her customers as well.
    look up to
    look into
    look for
    look through
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  • They are [to search] a candidate who can speak both Chinese and Portuguese.
    looking for
    looking up to
    looking through
    dropping off
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  • They had to [to search many things] all of last month's receipts to find the one they wanted.
    put off
    look up to
    think through
    look through
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  • Jim learns quickly, therefore he [to finally understand] after trying only two times.
    cut out
    broke down
    caught on
    put off
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  • My boss told me that if I wanted to [to move up in position], I'd need to work a little harder.
    turn down
    call off
    get ahead
    bring up
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  • I am always nervous when our CEO [to make an unexpected visit].
    drops in
    drops off
    calls off
    fills in
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  • At the end of summer, there was a [a sharp decrease] in sales of bottled water.
    put off
    drop in
    drop off
    chip in
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  • The new receptionist [to deliver] our plans [to deliver] on her way home.
    put off
    call off
    drop off
    turn
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  • You can't go on to page 2 until you [to write or type an item on a form] every answer on page 1
    point out
    spell out
    fill in
    drop in
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  • When the president is away, the vice president will [to do a job/hold a position temporarily].
    drop off
    break down
    call off
    fill in
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  • Whenever we have a mtg, our mgr [introduce a topic] the fact that we are improving every month
    brings up
    cuts down
    turns down
    looks for
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  • The new security system seemed confusing until Mary [to explain something] into five easy steps
    note down
    cut down
    broke down
    turn down
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  • The bad weather is [to cause a delay] progress [to cause a delay] on the new bridge.
    bringing up
    holding up
    cutting down
    breaking down
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