In the Office
call off
cancel
They had to call off the meeting due to bad weather.
They had to cancel the meeting due to bad weather.
🚀 Ready to practice?
put off
postpone
We’ll need to put off the presentation until next week.
We’ll need to postpone the presentation until next week.
🚀 Ready to practice?
take up
start
She decided to take up yoga to relax after work.
She decided to start yoga to relax after work.
🚀 Ready to practice?
show up
appear
Everyone was surprised when he didn’t show up at the party.
Everyone was surprised when he didn’t appear at the party.
🚀 Ready to practice?
mess up
ruin
I hope he doesn’t mess up our plans.
I hope he doesn’t ruin our plans.
🚀 Ready to practice?
work up
develop
He managed to work up the courage to ask for a raise.
He managed to develop the courage to ask for a raise.
🚀 Ready to practice?
hear about
receive information
Did you hear about the new policy change?
Did you receive information about the new policy change?
🚀 Ready to practice?
take over
buy a company
The company plans to take over the smaller competitor.
The company plans to buy the smaller competitor.
🚀 Ready to practice?
lay off
dismiss
Many workers were laid off during the economic downturn.
Many workers were dismissed during the economic downturn.
🚀 Ready to practice?
end up (with)
have as the final result
He ended up with a promotion thanks to all his hard work.
He got a promotion thanks to all his hard work.
🚀 Ready to practice?
put up with
tolerate
I can’t believe how much she can put up with her noisy neighbors.
I can’t believe how much she can tolerate her noisy neighbors.
🚀 Ready to practice?
come up with
find
We need to come up with a new marketing strategy quickly.
We need to find a new marketing strategy quickly.
