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Business English Phrasal Verbs

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  • Drum up
    To stimulate; to promote growth
  • Look up to
    To admire someone
  • Draw up
    To create or produce documents, schematics, etc.
  • Mess up
    To make a mistake
  • Take up
    To occupy (e.g. space, time or energy)
  • Branch out
    To diversify; to try new things or skills
  • Weigh up
    To carefully consider the pros and cons of different options
  • Work out
    To find a solution to a problem
  • Note down
    To write notes on paper
  • Carry out
    To do something, usually a task
  • Back out
    To initially accept an offer but ultimately refuse it
  • Lay off
    To fire an employee, sometimes due to redudancy
  • Step down
    To voluntarily leave a job, usually a high-ranking position
  • Let down
    To disappoint someone; to not meet someone's expectations
  • Take on
    to assume responsibility; to hire an employee
  • Call off
    To cancel
  • Look into
    To investigate; to research
  • Mix up
    To confuse details, people, etc.
  • Back up
    To support someone; to save data on multiple devices
  • Go through
    To experience something, sometimes a difficult time
  • Run over
    To go past the expected amount of time; to exceed a limit
  • Break down
    To explain something, usually step by step
  • Fill in/out
    To complete a form with personal information
  • Stand for
    To represent; to indicate
  • Push back
    To delay, to postpone
  • Try out
    To test something; to attempt something
  • Call back
    To return a previously missed call
  • Move up
    To ascend through a company via promotions (e.g. the ladder)
  • Come up
    To happen unexpectedly
  • Set up
    To arrange; to establish
  • Go over
    To review; to revise
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