Business Word/Phrase of the Day

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PLAY UP pleɪ ʌp

24 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • have problems.
Example Sentence: The car is beginning to play up again. It must be its age.
 

PICK UP pɪk ʌp

23 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • getting better.
Example Sentence: Business is finally picking up after the recession.
 

PHASE OUT feɪz aʊt

22 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • stop over time.
Example Sentence: Sweden is planning to phase out its nuclear reactors by the year 2013.
 

PAY UP peɪ ʌp

21 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • give money.
Example Sentence: You must pay up by Friday.
 

NARROW DOWN næroʊ daʊn

20 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • reduce number.
Example Sentence: The police department attempted to narrow down the list of suspects.
 

MIX UP mɪks ʌp

19 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • make untidy.
Example Sentence: I've just spent two hours sorting those papers so please don't mix them up.
 

MESS UP mɛs ʌp

18 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • make mistake.
Example Sentence: This is an important meeting, so don't mess up!
 

MAKE UP FOR  

17 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • compensate.
Example Sentence: This year's good harvest will make up for last year's bad one.
 

MAKE UP meɪk ʌp

16 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • create a story.
Example Sentence: I'd made up some story about having to go home to see my sick mother.
 

LOOK INTO lʊk ɪntu

15 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • investigate.
Example Sentence: Police are reported to be looking into the case.
 

KEEP UP WITH  

14 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • reach same point.
Example Sentence: She was walking so fast that I couldn't keep up with her.
 

HOLD UP hoʊld ʌp

13 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • delay.
Example Sentence: The match was held up for ten minutes as police cleared fans off the pitch.
 

GO OVER goʊ oʊvər

12 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • scan.
Example Sentence: We don't have much time so I'll quickly go over the main points of the document.
 

GIVE IN gɪv ɪn

11 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • finally agree.
Example Sentence: He nagged me so much to buy him a new bike that eventually I just gave in.
 

GET AT gɛt æt

10 Jan 2019

Phrasal Verb

  • to say indirectly.
Example Sentence: What are you getting at, Andy? Do you think I was wrong to tell her?
 
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