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Jun 2023
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184. Essential Business Phrasal Verbs Yo...

Anna Connelly, Anna Connelly.
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I'm starting a new series of episodes focused on essential business phrasal verbs you need to know. Phrasal verbs are just part and parcel of communicating in the workplace and through these episodes I want to help you get a better understanding.

 In this first episode I break down one of the best ways to approach learning phrasal and go into depth about a pair of important phrasal verbs to add to your vocabulary or know what they mean when your team or colleagues say them.

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