25 Useful Phrasal Verbs for Business with Sample Sentences 1. Deal with Type: Inseparable, transitive eanin!: To handle, work on "#ample: Our new department head will $eal with the training of new staff members.
2. Ta%e Ta%e o&er Type: Separable, intransitive eanin!: To get control or responsibility for something "#ample: Tom will ta%e o&er the sales department and become its new manager.
'. (oo% into Type: Inseparable, transitive eanin!: To investigate, learn more about "#ample: We are now loo%in! into new software to use in our training.
). (oo% up to Type: Inseparable, transitive eanin!: To respect "#ample: Many of our coworkers loo% up to !ill, and she is wellliked by her customers as well.
5. (oo% for Type: Inseparable, transitive eanin!: To search "#ample: They are loo%in! for a candidate who can speak both "hinese and #ortuguese.
*. (oo% throu!h Type: Inseparable, transitive eanin!: To search many things "#ample: They had to loo% throu!h all of last month$s receipts to %nd the one they wanted.
+. ,atch on Type: Inseparable, intransitive eanin!: To %nally understand, to understand something that other people
already understand "#ample: !im learns &uickly, therefore he cau!ht on after trying only two times.
-. et ahea$ Type: Inseparable, intransitive eanin!: To move up in position, improve your career "#ample: My boss told me that if I wanted to !et ahea$, I would need to work a little harder.
/. Drop in Type: Inseparable, intransitive eanin!: To make an une'pected visit "#ample: I am always nervous when our "(O $rops in.
10. Drop off 1 Type: Inseparable, intransitive eanin!: ) sharp decrease "#ample: )t the end of summer there was a $rop off in sales of bottled water.
11. Drop off 2 Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To deliver "#ample: The new receptionist $roppe$ our plans off on her way home.
12. 3ill in 1 Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To write or type an item on a form "#ample: *ou can$t go on to page + until you 4ll in every answer on page .
1'. 3ill in 2 Type: Inseparable, intransitive eanin!: To do a -ob or hold a position temporarily "#ample: When the president is away, the vice president will 4ll in.
1). Brin! up Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To say or introduce a topic or issue "#ample: Whenever we have a meeting, our manager brin!s up the fact that we are improving every month.
15. Brea% $own Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To e'plain something or divide something into parts "#ample: The new security system seemed confusing until Mary bro%e it $own into %ve easy steps.
1*. ol$ up
Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To cause a delay "#ample: The bad weather is hol$in! progress up on the new bridge.
1+. Turn $own Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To handle, work on "#ample: arry turne$ $own a -ob at another company so that he could continue his work here.
1-. Thin% throu!h Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To consider carefully and thoroughly "#ample: The marketing team did not thin% it throu!h carefully before giving the product such a silly name.
1/. Spell out Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To say something in a simple way "#ample: /on misunderstood the &uestion so we had to spell it out for him.
20. Point out Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To indicate or show something "#ample: (veryone at the meeting was surprised when she pointe$ out the accounting department$s mistake.
21. ,ut $own Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To reduce, make something less "#ample: We will be cuttin! $own the electricity bill by installing solar panels.
22. ,ut out Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To completely remove or erase "#ample: ast year we cut out spending on T0 commercials in order to increase spending on radio commercials.
2'. ,all off Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To cancel "#ample: The department meeting was calle$ off this week so please use your time wisely.
2). ,hip in Type: Inseparable, intransitive eanin!: To give some help "#ample: If everyone chips in, we will be able to %nish the -ob by lunch time.
25. Put off Type: Separable, transitive eanin!: To postpone, delay "#ample: The construction on the new building was put off because of all the rain this summer.
