EAP Unit 4: Phrasal verbs for business Flashcards
to fill somebody in
to give somebody information that they may have missed
to fill something in
to write all the necessary information on something
to speak up
to raise one’s voice, to speak more loudly
to turn up
to arrive at a place
to turn something down
to reject or refuse an offer, invitation or request
to look something over
to examine something quickly, without paying too much attention to detail
to send something back
to return something
to bring about
to cause, to make something happen
to close down
to stop operating permanently
to break down
to fail, to stop working
to call off
to cancel (an event)
to bail out
to help someone out of trouble, especially financial trouble
to sort out
to resolve a problem or a difficult situation effectively
to rule out
to decide that something is not suitable or possible
to carry out
to do what was ordered or planned, to conduct, to do