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Topic: Phrasal verbs in Business English 7
Complete each of the following sentences with the correct phrasal verb on the right.:
keep tabs on
push for
fall behind
run out
lay off
force down
cap off
mark up
let on
wipe out
1. Ford plans to
1,000 workers this year. ( = 1,000 workers will lose their jobs)
2. The company managed to
( = complete) the year with a profitable quarter.
3. If they don't invest in their infrastructure, they will
( = start to perform worse than) their competitors.
4. The statute of limitations will
( = expire, end) next month.
5. Rumor has it that the CEO is going to
( = ask for, request) a return to the core values of the company.
6. This will most likely lead them to
( = increase) their prices next year.
7. They
( = pretended) that their customers had better credit ratings than they actually did.
8. The attempt to
( = lower) interest rates failed.
9. Most analysts believe that the President's plan will not
( = eliminate) the national debt like he claims it will.
10. If we don't
expenditures ( = observe expenditures carefully), we will go bankrupt. (* not technically a phrasal verb, more of an idiom)
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