Phrasal verbs in Business English 6

✓ Useful for TOEIC ✓ Useful for Cambridge BEC

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Complete each sentence with one of the following phrasal verbs: shoot up, track down, put together, wrap up, keep up with, come into, turns out, set out, broke down, sign up for

1. The merger talks yesterday. (meaning: failed)✓

2. He was hoping to a new proposal. (meaning: create)✓

3. They are hoping to the meeting by 7:00 PM. (meaning: finish)✓

4. Employees are not required to the program. (meaning: join the program)✓

5. It that he was not being honest with the other partners.✓

6. They tried to the person responsible for embezzling funds. (meaning: find)✓

7. They to acquire the other company. (meaning: began trying to acquire it)✓

8. They went bankrupt because they could not their competitors. (meaning: compete effectively against them)✓

9. Analysts predict that sales will by 50% this quarter. (meaning: increase sharply)✓

10. The new regulations effect next week.✓

💬 Useful phrases
“follow up on” — to check the progress of something previously discussed or initiated
“carry out” — to perform or complete a task or plan
“take on” — to accept or begin a new responsibility, task, or challenge
“bring up” — to introduce a topic or issue for discussion in a meeting or conversation
“put forward” — to suggest or propose an idea for consideration
“wrap up” — to conclude or finish a meeting, project, or activity
“break down” — to analyze something in detail, or to stop functioning
“set up” — to establish, organize, or prepare something for operation