Phrasal verbs in Business English 8

✓ Useful for TOEIC ✓ Useful for Cambridge BEC

💬 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

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Complete each of the sentences below with one of the following phrasal verbs: crack down on, cut down on, sound out, factor in, hold off on, play out, pop up, ramp up, miss out on, buy out

1. The broker told me to buying that stock. ( = to not buy that stock yet)✓

2. The government plans to inversion deals. ( = to take measures against inversion deals)✓

3. The initial bid to buy the company fell through, but most people agree that new bids will . ( = materialize)✓

4. Most big companies have hiring. ( = are hiring less people)✓

5. They plan to ( = increase) production in the fourth quarter.✓

6. Investors are curious to see how this will ( = unfold) in court.✓

7. They failed to (= buy shares from) the remaining shareholders.✓

8. Tomorrow she plans to ( = question) a couple of experts to get some insight on the matter.✓

9. I don't want you to ( = fail to capitalize on) emerging markets.✓

10. You forgot to ( = consider, include in the equation) all the outstanding debt.✓