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Let's ___ ___ this meeting so we can go to lunch. (finish an event or an activity)

wrap up

You should ___ ___ your phone call with an email or letter. (continue communicating with someone after an event).

follow up

Inflation has begun to ___ ___. (stop rising or falling and become steady)

level off

There are signs that the recession has ____ ___ (stop getting worse)

bottomed out

The project became so expensive that we had to __ ___. (move away from something or stop being involved in it)

pull out

The planned purchase of the racecourse ___ ___ (not completed successfully)

fell through

The firm will ____ ___ unless business improves. (become bankrupt)

go under

Several major hospitals are ___ ___ on staff at the moment. (reduce something)

cutting back

Some local businesses have offered to ___ ___ the museum. (To rescue somebody from a difficult situation, especially financial problems)

bail out

IBM is ___ ___ the smaller company. (take control of something)

taking over

We're not ___ ___ any new staff at the moment. (Employ - staff)

taking on

I need to ___ ___ the mess on my desk. (organise or fix)

sort out

Many companies are ___ ___ ___ money. (Have no more of something)

running out of

The meeting has been ___ ___ to next week. (delay or postpone)

put back

They've had to cut back production and ___ ___ workers. (fire staff)

lay off

We would be eager to ___ ___ projects of that sort. (Participate)

join in

We'll ___ ___ another minute, then we'l have to go. (wait)

hold on

It took me several hours to ___ ___ the application form. (complete - a form)

fill out

I will ___ ____ tomorrow morning. (make a short visit somewhere)

drop in

I spend the morning ___ ___ my emails. (handle - a problem)

dealing with

"I'll ____ you ____ when I've heard something about the interview. (telephone someone again)

call back

With the weather worsening, they have ___ ___ their field trip. (cancel something)

called off

Can you ___ ___ what our customers think of their local bank service? (discover a fact or piece of information)

find out

We can't really imagine what our company's ____ ____ (Experience something bad)

going through

The group plans to ___ -__ an import and export business. (start - a business)

set up

We try to ___ ___ ___ what's happening about financial news. (follow)

keep up with

She told us to ___ ___ with our work. (Continue or start doing something).

get on

I'm going to have to cancel our meeting, something´s ____ ____ . (happen or arise)

come up

The building work was ___ ___ by a local contractor. (Do and complete a task)

carried out

It's a good idea to___ ___ your files onto a memory stick. (make a copy of information)

back up

You should ___ ___ the advantages and disadvantages of each type before buying. (consider).

weigh up

These files ___ ___ a lot of disk space. (Fill a articular amount of space or time)

take up

Her business has really ___ ___. (Become successful or popular very fast)

taken off

The chairman was forced to ____ ____ due to poor health. (resign or leave - a position/job)

step down

His answers were ___ ____ on the chart. (write something down)

noted down

We ___ ____ to hearing from you soon. (feeling pleased and excited about something that is going to happen)

look forward

The firm has decided to ____ ____ its Berlin branch. (stop operating)

close down

He moved to New York to ____ ____ his work. (continue)

carry on

The company is having difficulty ____ ____ new markets. (Enter - with effort or force)

Breaking into

I'm leaving the company to ___ ___ on my own. (Expand or extend ones interests)

branch out

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