Top 153 Business English Collocations, Idioms, and Phrasal Verbs
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Top 153 Business English Collocations, Idioms, and Phrasal Verbs

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Top 153 Business English Collocations, Idioms, and Phrasal Verbs

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51 Phrasal Verbs

1. aim at – (transitive and separable or inseparable) – to point or direct a firearm at something or to try or to strive.
Ex: Lori aimed at mastering phrasal verbs before her IELTS exam. The bank robber aimed the gun at the hostage.
2. to bring (something) about – (transitive and inseparable) – to achieve or to accomplish.
Ex: Land reform brought about economic prosperity for farmers across the country.
3. to bring (something) back – (transitive and separable or inseparable) – to return from somewhere with something.
Ex: Please bring a loaf of bread back from the market. Please bring back a loaf of bread from the market.
4. to break down – to stop working – (intransitive and inseparable)
Ex: Carla’s car broke down while she was traveling to the beach.
5. to bring in – to earn money – (transitive and separable)
Ex: The Italian restaurant brings in million dollars a year because of the great food.
6. to bring up something – (transitive and inseparable).
Ex: Rolf brought up the fact that Sherman is not a good chess player.
7. to carry on – to behave wildly – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Reggie has been carrying on all day about losing the tennis match last night.
8. to carry out something – to perform or complete an activity – (transitive and inseparable).
Ex: The investigator carried out an inspection and found thirty secret bank accounts!
9. to come back – to return – (intransitive and inseparable)
Ex: Lola came back home with a car full of groceries!
10. to come down –to go to a lower position or drop – (intransitive and inseparable)
Ex: House prices have come down after interest rates dropped.
11. to come in for something – to receive (criticism or blame)– (transitive and inseparable)
Ex: Josh told Kayla she was coming in for a tough talk from her boss after that comment.
12. to come on – to start to develop gradually like an illness – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Biff felt a big headache coming on after drinking the entire bottle of rum.
13. to come out – to be known or to come public – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Scary facts came out about the suspect who robbed Hamilton State Bank.
14. to come up – to be talked about in a conversation – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: The high price of gold came up at the investors conference.
15. to find out – to get knowledge, usually about dishonest activities or practices.
Ex: Alberto found out his boss was stealing money from the company.
16. to get along with (someone) – to have a good relationship (with someone) – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Jessica could not get along with her boyfriend after she saw him kiss another girl.
17. to get out of something – to avoid doing something that you don’t want to do – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Lars got out of taking the trash when he convinced his sister to do it.
18. to get (someone) up – to cause someone to rise from the bed – (transitive and separable).
Ex: Kayla finally got Geraldo up before he missed the bus to work.
19. to give up (something) – to stop doing or to stop having something – (transitive and separable).
Ex: Hannah gave up smoking after her heart attack.
20. to go back on (something) – to fail to keep a promise – (transitive and inseparable).
Ex: Lorenzo went back on his promise to help Hannah with her algebra homework.
21. to go off – to explode or make a loud notice – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: A bomb went off in the Paris metro.
22. to go with (something) – to seem natural or attractive in combination with something – (transitive and inseparable).
Ex: Rosa’s red scarf does not go with her green dress.
23. to hand in – to submit – (transitive and separable)
Ex: Alan handed in his project late to the boss and was reprimanded.
24. to hold up – to delay – (transitive and separable).
Ex: The judge held his decision up till more evidence was made presented.
25. to hold up (2) – to rob – (transitive and separable).
Ex: Three thin thieves just held Hamilton National Bank up!
26. to leave out – to omit – (transitive and separable)
Ex: In her job interview, Marsha left the fact out that she was fired from her last job.
27. to never look back – to become increasingly successful – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Eddie never looked back after scoring a number one song on the chart last year.
28. to look down on – to feel something or someone is not worthy of respect or disdain – (transitive and inseparable).
Ex: Hannah looks down on the peasant workers on the rice plantation.
29. to look forward to – to anticipate - (int...

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Preface
  5. Introduction to Collocations
  6. 51 Collocations
  7. Introduction to Idioms
  8. 51 Idioms
  9. Introduction to Phrasal Verbs
  10. 51 Phrasal Verbs
  11. SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES
  12. THANK YOU
  13. Also By Winn Trivette, MA
  14. About the Author