Business English Phrasal verbs
to back * up
to support
Thanks for backing me up in the meeting.
to call * back
to call * back
We have a bad connection. I'll call you back in a
few minutes.
to call * o"
to cancel
Management is going to call the meeting o"
to do * over
to do again
I can't believe I closed the document without
saving. Now I'm going to have to do the whole
thing over.
to figure * out
to understand; to find the
answer
I can't figure out why the server isn't working.
to find out
to gain knowledge about
something
I just found out how to forward my email from one
account to another.
to get
together
to gather, assemble
He got together the team to discuss a new issue
to go over
to review
I want to go over last month’s numbers with you.
to look
forward to
to be excited
about something
in the future
I'm looking forward to finally meeting you
to put * o"
to postpone
I haven't done my tasks yet. I've been putting it o"
for a long time.
to set * up
to arrange; organize
I'll set up the conference call and send you the
invite.
to sort * out
to organize or resolve a
problem
There was some confusion with the schedule. No
one is sure who is on call this weekend. We're
calling a meeting to sort it out.
to think *
over
to consider
The job o"er is great, but I'm not sure I want to
leave my current position. I'll have to think it over.
to try * out
to test or use something
experimentally
We're going to try it out for a few weeks and let
you know what we think.