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Business & Work Phrasal Verbs

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  • Men who wear jewellery are .....
  • You should ___ up your phone call with an email or letter. 
    follow up
  • Everybody came to the party ........... for Jim, because he wasn;t feeling well that day
    except
  • 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
  • SOMETIMES we have to deal with very difficult clients (TIMES)
    at times
  • Would you rather love your partner more or have them love you more?
  • Would you rather give up meat or alcohol?
  • I had to eat dinner ALONE
    on my own/ by myself
  • We found a buyer for the flat, but the deal FAILED last minute
    Fell through
  • CTM. We did petty good with the project
    We did pretty WELL
  • I'm going to have to cancel our class, an urgent thing has come ____ . 
    come up
  • off the top of my head, I would say ............. is the most followed person on social media
  • I know that he didn't do it INTENTIONALLY, it was an accident (ON)
    on purpose
  • What was your latest achievement at work that you are happy about?
    ....
  • Shall I SHOW it to Caroline first to see if she wants to make some changes?
    run this by
  • I have to catch up on ............. this week
  • CTM. This platform is more better than the old one
    is MUCH better
  • I have a good relationship with my boss (TERMS)
    on good terms with
  • Up till recently, I didn't know that ......
  • We asked them to give us a ........ figure of how much the project would cost us ballpark
    ballpark
  • I work best when ......
  • It is a pity, but we had to REJECT the invitation to their wedding (DOWN)
    turn down
  • ................. make(s) me sleepy
  • The group plans to START an import and export business(UP)
    set up
  • I am not looking forward to ......
  • Do not HESITATE to contact me if you have any questions (FEEL)
    fell free to contact me
  • I try to follow what's going on in the news (KEEP)
    keep up with
  • Please, let me know BEFORE if you can attend the meeting (IN)
    in advance
  • I just don't get people who ......
  • We  are ___ ____ to hearing from you soon. 
    looking  forward
  • Let me CHECK with my teammates to see if they can meet the deadline (BY)
    run this by my teammates
  • Would you rather never age physically or never age mentally?
  • You should  BALANCE the advantages and disadvantages of each offer before making up our mind (WEIGH).
    weigh up
  • when you ask me to REVISE the expressions one more time before we do a check (GO)
    GO OVER 
  • Remember that everybody haas to CLOCK IN when they arrive at the office. What does "clock in" mean?
  • Can you, please, DISCOVER what salary they offer?
    find out
  • You know you have found your soulmate when .......
  • CTM: I wait here for 20 minutes
    I have been waiting here
  • My boss asked me to investigate the problem with the app (LOOK)
    look into
  •  ___ ___ a minute, I will connect you with the client
    hold on/ hang on
  • 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
  • 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
  • ...... on your own can actually be a lot of fun
  • The last word I had to look up in a dictionary was ....
  • CTM. I will be late for 5 minutes
    I will be 5 minutes late
  • With the weather worsening, they have CANCELLED their flight
    called off
  • Let's FINISH QUICKLY this meeting so we can go to lunch. (UP)
    wrap up
  • Would you rather lose all your money and valuables or lose all the pictures you have ever taken?
  • "I'll ____ you ____ when I've heard something about the interview.
    call back
  • Have you heard? They fired him (OFF) 
    They LAID him OFF
  • The .... side of the job is that you will have to work at the weekends
    flip
  • 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
  • Have we fixed the errors in the contract? - No, but I am DEALING WITH IT (TOP)
    I AM ON TOP OF IT
  • 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
  • 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
  • It not a PROBLEM , you can hand in the file tomorrow (BIG)
    it is not a big deal
  • Many companies DON"T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY money and have to lay off employees (OUT)
    running out of
  • 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
  • Microsoft is taking ___ the smaller company. 
    taking over
  • We should leave at 5 p.m ...... the latest
    AT
  • Now that everyone's here, let's get ...... to ......... and talk about the proposal.
    let's get down to business
  • My life lack a bif of ............. for perfect hapiness
  • If a ....... holiday is on Thursday, many people take a Friday off and have a long holiday.
    public
  • Can we meet later to TALK ABOUT what has happened while I was away ? (on)
    catch up on
  • In a .........., the client wants us to pay more attention to the interface
    nutshell
  • Would you rather run a country or a business?
  • I think I could learn ...... in no time
  • 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