In this lesson we are going to learn some common phrasal verbs which could be you used in business. It is very important that you try to learn phrasal verbs as they are very common in English.
The following sentences are examples of different ways to say the same thing. The words that are in CAPITAL can be replaced with the phrasal verb below.
1. How many machines can you PRODUCE in a month ?
turn out
2. It’s not the best time to LAUNCH that washing-machine.
bring out
3. I’m thinking of CREATING my own company.
setting up
4. It’s too late to WITHDRAW now.
pull out
5. We really must PENETRATE the African market.
break into
6. I’m sure we can FIND a solution.
work out
7. We HANDLE thousands of orders daily.
deal with
8. Business was so bad they had to CLOSE DOWN the firm.
wind up
9. I’d like you to INVESTIGATE the problem right away.
look into
They are many ways to say the same thing in English, so don’t worry if you don’t understand all these phrasal verbs.
10. Twenty miners were DISMISSED yesterday.
laid off
11. Let’s REVIEW the main points again, shall we ?
go over
12. You’d better GET insurance if it’s worth a lot.
take out
13. We’re thinking of HIRING a Personnel Manager.
taking on
14. Don’t worry – I’ll TAKE CARE OF that.
look after
15. Shall we HAVE A QUICK LOOK AT the programme ?
run through
16. Do you mind if I POSTPONE our appointment until tomorrow ?
put off
17. Bob was taken ill, so they CANCELED the talk.
called off
18. Talks between management and employees have FAILED again.
fallen through
19. Peter’s presentation was SET TO AN EARLIER DATE.
brought forward
20. It was a crazy scheme – it could never SUCCEED.
come off
21. She’s busy PREPARING a report.
drawing up
22. Perhaps we should DO a feasibility study?
carry out
23. It’s up to the government to ESTABLISH guidelines.
set out/ lay out
24. John THOUGHT OF an interesting proposal.
came up with
25. Are you really going to PRESENT that idea to the members ?
put forward
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