Business & Work Phrasal Verbs | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

When I started my own business, we were in the ....... for the first two years. We didn't see a profit until the third year.

red

Shall I SHOW it to Caroline first to see if she wants to make some changes?

run this by

Now that everyone's here, let's get ...... to ......... and talk about the proposal.

let's get down to business

The .... side of the job is that you will have to work at the weekends

flip

Well, John, it’s 7:00 and I’m getting hungry. How about we STOP WORKING AND GO HOME? ( CALL)

let's call it a day

Everybody came to the party ........... for Jim, because he wasn;t feeling well that day

except

If a ....... holiday is on Thursday, many people take a Friday off and have a long holiday.

public

Remember that everybody haas to CLOCK IN when they arrive at the office. What does "clock in" mean?

If a colleague tells you "sorry, now it's not the best time to talk, I have to deliver the report by noon: you can say "Sure! Let's ..... .up later"

catch

CTM. This platform is more better than the old one

is MUCH better

CTM. We did petty good with the project

We did pretty WELL

If somebody is telling you that they will arrive a bit later to a meeting , you can say "No problem, thanks for the ....... up"

heads

CTM. I will be late for 5 minutes

I will be 5 minutes late

I don't know how they'll react to our proposal, so we'll just have to SEE HOW IT GOES and hope for the best. (PLAY)

PLAY IT BY EAR

Have we fixed the errors in the contract? - No, but I am DEALING WITH IT (TOP)

I AM ON TOP OF IT

They did mention they were looking for am interpreter, but I can't think of anyone WTHOUT THINKING CAREFULLY (HEAD)

OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD

We asked them to give us a ........ figure of how much the project would cost us ballpark

ballpark

Can we meet later to TALK ABOUT what has happened while I was away ? (on)

catch up on

SOMETIMES we have to deal with very difficult clients (TIMES)

at times

I know that he didn't do it INTENTIONALLY, it was an accident (ON)

on purpose

I have a good relationship with my boss (TERMS)

on good terms with

Please, let me know BEFORE if you can attend the meeting (IN)

in advance

We should leave at 5 p.m ...... the latest

AT

Men who wear jewellery are .....

I just don't get people who ......

I think I could learn ...... in no time

off the top of my head, I would say ............. is the most followed person on social media

...... on your own can actually be a lot of fun

I work best when ......

The last word I had to look up in a dictionary was ....

Up till recently, I didn't know that ......

I have to catch up on ............. this week

I am not looking forward to ......

I had to eat dinner ALONE

on my own/ by myself

Let me CHECK with my teammates to see if they can meet the deadline (BY)

run this by my teammates

I am not sure what we will do when we arrive there. I guess we will have to IMPROVISE (EAR)

we will have to plaay it by ear

CTM: I wait here for 20 minutes

I have been waiting here

What was your latest achievement at work that you are happy about?

....

It not a PROBLEM , you can hand in the file tomorrow (BIG)

it is not a big deal

Do not HESITATE to contact me if you have any questions (FEEL)

fell free to contact me

In a .........., the client wants us to pay more attention to the interface

nutshell

Would you rather never age physically or never age mentally?

Would you rather love your partner more or have them love you more?

Would you rather lose all your money and valuables or lose all the pictures you have ever taken?

Would you rather give up meat or alcohol?

Would you rather run a country or a business?

You know you have found your soulmate when .......

My life lack a bif of ............. for perfect hapiness

................. make(s) me sleepy

My boss asked me to investigate the problem with the app (LOOK)

look into

when you ask me to REVISE the expressions one more time before we do a check (GO)

GO OVER

It is a pity, but we had to REJECT the invitation to their wedding (DOWN)

turn down

Let's FINISH QUICKLY this meeting so we can go to lunch. (UP)

wrap up

You should ___ up your phone call with an email or letter.

follow up

We found a buyer for the flat, but the deal FAILED last minute

Fell through

Microsoft is taking ___ the smaller company.

taking over

When you need to need to find a solution to a problem with the app, you say that you need to _________ _______ what's wrong with the app (OUT)

figure out/ work out

Many companies DON"T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY money and have to lay off employees (OUT)

running out of

Have you heard? They fired him (OFF)

They LAID him OFF

___ ___ a minute, I will connect you with the client

hold on/ hang on

"I'll ____ you ____ when I've heard something about the interview.

call back

With the weather worsening, they have CANCELLED their flight

called off

Can you, please, DISCOVER what salary they offer?

find out

The group plans to START an import and export business(UP)

set up

I try to follow what's going on in the news (KEEP)

keep up with

I'm going to have to cancel our class, an urgent thing has come ____ .

come up

You should BALANCE the advantages and disadvantages of each offer before making up our mind (WEIGH).

weigh up

We are ___ ____ to hearing from you soon.

looking forward