Phrasal Verbs for Business Practice Exercise

1. Kevin is going to pick me up at the office and _____ me off at the airport.

2. I’m in a meeting right now and can’t talk. Can I _____ you back in about an hour?

3. I really need to finish this today. I should have done it earlier in the week, but I kept _____ it off.

4. I’m looking for a used laptop. Can you _____ around and see if anyone has one they want to sell?

5. They had planned a strike, but they _____ it off after management gave in to some of their demands.

6. I worked really late yesterday. I didn’t _____ in until about 8:30.

7. I’m going to _____ together with some of my coworkers this weekend.

8. I didn’t think anyone knew yet. How did you ____ out about the news?

9. It took him several hours to _____ out why his code wasn’t working.

10. Would you mind _____ out a short customer satisfaction survey?

11. After college, I briefly worked in New York and San Francisco, but I eventually _____ up in New Jersey.

12. Our company used to offer tuition reimbursement, but HR _____  away with the program.

13. We’re trying to ____ back on travel expenses this year. Last year we spent entirely too much.

14. Can we _____ on you to have this finished by the end of the week?

15. Do you think management will _____ in to the union’s demands?

16. You need to keep trying, even if you experience failure at first. Don’t _____ up!

17. Caroline had her baby last week. If everyone in the department _____ in, we can buy her a nice gift for the baby.  (two possible answers)

18. In English class last night, we _____ over everything we’ve learned in the last three months.

19. Before the meeting started, they _____ out the agenda to all of the participants. (two possible answers)

20. This is really confusing. It’s going to take hours to _____ out this mess.

21. I _____ into an old friend while I was at the bank today.  We decided to get coffee and catch up. (two possible answers)

22. Let’s _____ in to the hotel as soon as possible so we can get some rest.

23. Our IT department is  _____ up cubicles and workstations for the new employees.

24. I think we need to _____ around and get some other quotes. I think they might be overcharging us.

25. I want to take a few days off this month, but I don’t want to _____ up all my vacation days so early in the year.

26. We’re _____ out a new software programs to see how it works.

27. The new printer isn’t working. I just got off the phone with tech support and it looks like we’re going to have to _____ it back to the manufacturer to be repaired.

28. It’s a fantastic management book. You should ____ it out.

29. It’s a big decision. You should take some time to ______ it over.

30. We all ____ up to our CEO. She’s one of the most highly-accomplished people in her field.

31. Thanks for _____ me up during the meeting. I appreciate the support.

32. I was going to work on the presentation last night, but some friends of mine ______ by and I simply didn’t have time. (two possible answers)

33. I’m changing departments next week. It’s a welcome change. I’m really _____ forward to getting started.

34. I’m trying to _____ up smoking, but it’s been hard to quit.

35. If you want something, you have to _____ after it.

36. I forgot to _____ in my vacation request form. I hope they’ll still let me take the day off.

37. We should always be _____ out for new opportunities.

38. What we prepared wasn’t what they were looking for. It looks like it’s back to the drawing board and that we’re going to have to  _____ everything over.

39. Our financial records got _____ up, and we had to spend hours sorting things out.

40. The new addition was supposed to be completed by the end of March, but it wasn’t ready until the beginning of July. The contractors really _____ us down.

41. We’ve run out of office space. Management is _____ into ways to accommodate everyone. We may lease another floor in this building.