Chapter 10 - Business II

Question 1

agree on __

agreed on

Answer 1

consent to, accept (an agreement or the terms of a business deal) (= settle on)
ex. I agreed on the terms you brought up. They fit with my own business.

Question 2

back out of __

backed out of

Answer 2

change one’s mind about, break a promise about, withdraw from
ex. Sometimes it seems necessary to back out of an agreement.

Question 3

call … off …

called off

Answer 3

cancel, stop, bring an end to

ex. I am calling off this agreement because I feel like we are being cheated.

Question 4

cash … in …

cashed in

Answer 4

get cash instead of, sell (usually bonds or stocks), redeem

ex. After my birthday, I always cash in the money my grandparents gave me.

Question 5

check up on __

checked up on

Answer 5

examine to discover the facts about

ex. As a teacher, I ask my students to check up on the facts before writing their oral presentation.

Question 6

cheer up

cheered up

Answer 6

become cheerful, become happy and pleasant

ex. My best friend cheered me up when I was feeling down.

Question 7

count on __

counted on

Answer 7

depend on, rely on, expect, be sure of

ex. I can always count on my mom to tell me the truth about my outfits.

Question 8

deal with __

dealt with

Answer 8

do business with, buy from or sell to

ex. How do you deal with dishonest people in business?

Question 9

fill … in …

filled in

Answer 9

write in (blanks, etc.), complete by writing in
ex. Are there aby fill in the blanks in the exam?

Question 10

find … out …

found out

Answer 10

discover, learn

ex. I found out about my favorite broken glass when I cleaned the house this week.

Question 11

go up

went up

Answer 11

increase (prices), become higher

ex. In Japan, the price for foreign food went up!

Question 12

help out

helped out

Answer 12

assist, provide help

ex. Can you help me out with this grammar notion? I don’t understand.

Question 13

lay … aside …

laid aside

Answer 13

keep for later use, save, put away (put … aside … has the same meaning)
ex. Can you lay your phone aside for the meeting? It’s super important.

Question 14

live off _

lived off

Answer 14

exist on what is earned from, exist on available funds or land
ex. My family lives off my parents’ salary.

Question 15

live through __

live through

Answer 15

exist in spite of (something difficult or unpleasant)

ex. Students live through the semesters on ramens.

Question 16

live up to __

lived up to

Answer 16

do (whatever is promised), act according to

ex. I live up to my father’s expectations.

Question 17

make off with __

made off with

Answer 17

steal, take, go away with (something that is probably not one’s own)
ex. Government’s employees often make off with pens for their kids.

Question 18

part with __

parted with

Answer 18

give away or sell (something that one likes)

ex. I have to part with my fabulous high heels because they do not fit me anymore!

Question 19

pay … down …

paid down

Answer 19

pay part of the cost of when one buys

ex. When making reservations in hotels, my mom always pays down a certain amount.

Question 20

pay off

paid off

Answer 20

produce a profit

ex. My website pays off well!

Question 21

pitch in

pitched in

Answer 21

help, assist, provide help (informal) (= help out)

ex. Everyone must pitch in if we want this work to be done.

Question 22

put … in …

put in

Answer 22

spend, use (time)

ex. Some people like to put in their spare in painting.

Question 23

run out of __

ran out of

Answer 23

use all of, have no more

ex. We ran out of time to complete the exam. It was too long for the short period to complete it.

Question 24

sell out

sold out

Answer 24

sell, sell all of

ex. I sold out my blender because I did not use it anymore.

Question 25

settle on __

settled on

Answer 25

consent to, accept, decide on (the arrangement or the terms of a business deal) (= agree on)
ex. We settled on the terms for buying the house.

Question 26

shop around

shopped around

Answer 26

examine several possibilities before buying something

ex. I shopped around before buying my laptop. I wanted one that would fit my needs.

Question 27

shut … down …

shut down

Answer 27

close, stop operating (a business or a factory)

ex. They had to shut down the factory because there were not any products to produce.

Question 28

single … out …

singled out

Answer 28

select, chose (usually just one)

ex. The business decided to single out only one company to supply their factory.

Question 29

sleep on __

slept on

Answer 29

delay, postpone (a decision) until the next morning

ex. Let’s not decide now. Let’ sleep on it and talk about it again tomorrow morning!

Question 30

stick to __

stuck to

Answer 30

persist in, continue doing

ex. Stick to what you know!

Question 31

turn … down …

turned down

Answer 31

refuse

ex. I turned down the offer because it did not suit me.

Question 32

turn out

turned out

Answer 32

end, result, get (good or bad) results, eventuate

ex. That turned out wrong. Look the picture of the cake and the cake you prepared!