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She feels that her colleagues are picking on her because she is so popular with management

Pick on = bully

Please go on. I’d like to hear more about your plans for the new office

Go on = continue

They set up the company in 1999.” “I’ve set up a meeting between you and the suppliers for 11 am tomorrow

Set up = establish a company or arrange a meeting

The uncertainty in the markets is driving up labour costs

Drive up = force up the prices or costs

We can divide up the commission among the sales staff

Divide up = distribute

It’ll take him at least a week to write up his findings

Write up = write a report or minutes

I’ll pass your message on to her when she returns

Pass on = give a message to someone

We aren’t taking on any more staff this year

Take on = employ people

I’m afraid I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. Something has come up

Come up = happen unexpectedly

We can’t pass up this chance of increasing productivity

Pass up = to not take an opportunity

What time should we meet up on Wednesday?

Meet up = make an arrangement to meet

We have built up the business over the years and it now employs over 20 people

Build up = to make a business bigger, to develop contacts or a presence in the market

What colour have you decided on for the staff canteen?

Decide on = choose

Leave it with me – I’ll work on the boss over the next fortnight

Work on = use your influence with someone

The new laws have opened up trade in many markets

Open up = make something new accessible

Please hold on and I will see if Mr Harris is available

Hold on = wait

Don’t take any notice of his behaviour – he’s just trying it on with you!

Try on = test someone’s authority

We proposed this some time ago, but the Chairman has been sitting on the plans and we’re no further forward

Sit on = to stall or delay something

She gets on well with the Accounts Director

Get on = have a good relationship with someone

I’m sorry I can’t stop and talk – I need to crack on with some work

Crack on = work fast

They built on their early success and soon expanded to become the biggest catering firm in the South East

Build on = use your successes to go further

They’ve started up a new division in Southern Europe

Start up = to start something new