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Business and Work Phrasal Verbs with Examples (PDF)

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Enrich your English with these commonly used business phrasal verbs list. Learning business phrasal verbs and expressions that commonly used in the business life and workplaces will help you to speak more fluent English. You can also find their meaning and fresh examples and exercises in this article.

To support your learning, we’ve prepared a PDF guide with essential business and work-related phrasal expressions. Download it and start using them confidently in real-life situations!

Common Business Phrasal Verbs

Here’s a list of 30 useful business-related phrasal expressions:

Phrasal Expression	Meaning	Example Sentence
Break down	Explain in detail	Let me break down the costs for you.
Bring up	Mention a topic	She brought up the budget issues in the meeting.
Call off	Cancel	The CEO called off the merger at the last minute.
Carry on	Continue	Let’s carry on with the discussion.
Cash in on	Profit from something	They cashed in on the trending product.
Come up with	Think of a new idea	We need to come up with a new strategy.
Cut back on	Reduce expenses	The company is cutting back on travel costs.
Draw up	Prepare a document	The lawyer is drawing up the contract.
Drop out	Leave a project or competition	One investor dropped out of the deal.
Figure out	Find a solution	We need to figure out why sales are dropping.
Follow up on	Check progress	Can you follow up on that email?
Get ahead	Make progress	Hard work is the best way to get ahead in business.
Get back to	Respond later	I’ll get back to you with the details.
Go over	Review	Let’s go over the presentation before the meeting.
Hand in	Submit	Please hand in your report by Friday.
Hold up	Delay	The shipment was held up at customs.
Keep up with	Stay updated	It’s hard to keep up with market trends.
Lay off	Dismiss employees	The company had to lay off 100 workers.
Look into	Investigate	We are looking into the issue.
Move forward with	Proceed	We’re moving forward with the new campaign.
Point out	Highlight	She pointed out an error in the contract.
Pull out of	Withdraw from	The investor pulled out of the deal.
Put off	Postpone	The meeting was put off until next week.
Run by	Get approval	Let me run this idea by my manager.
Set up	Arrange or establish	They set up a new branch in London.
Sort out	Resolve	We need to sort out the supplier issue.
Step down	Resign	The CEO stepped down after 10 years.
Take over	Gain control	A bigger company took over our competitor.
Turn down	Reject	They turned down the partnership offer.
Wrap up	Finish	Let’s wrap up the meeting.