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Sep 2015
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058 - Business English Phrasal Verbs

SHAYNA OLIVEIRA
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If you work in an English-speaking environment, you might hear these common phrasal verbs used in business situations!

  • draw up
  • get ahead
  • burn out
  • not measure up
  • zero in on
  • lay off
  • pencil in
  • close down
  • run by/past
  • sign off on

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