Bus. Eng: Phrasal Verb List

to deal with s.t. = to take the necessary action, to do business with, to be about (a subject)
to fill s.t. in/out = to complete a document
to back s.o. up= to support s.o.
to back s.t. up= to make a copy on your computer
to cut s.t. back= to reduce ($)
to draw s.t. up= to prepare a written document, such as a list, a plan or a contract
to drop s.o off. =to take s.o. with a car and leave them at a certain location
to give s.t. up = to quit/stop doing s.t.
to keep s.t. down= to control it to stop it increasing
to lay s.o. off = to end s.o.'s employment because there is no work available
to look s.t. up = to search for s.t. in a reference source
to print s.t. out = to print from a computer onto paper
to ring/call s.o. up = to telephone s.o.
to set s.t. up = to establish
to sort s.t. out = to deal with, to organize
to take s.t. on = to accept responsibility of s.t.
to take over s.t. = to take control/responsibility of s.t.
to throw s.t. away= to get rid of s.t./ to dispose of s.t.
to turn s.t. down= to refuse/ to say 'no' to s.t.

to call on s.o= to visit
to come across s.t. = to discover/find by chance
to do without s.t = to function/manage without
to look after s.t.= to take care of s.t.
to look through s.t. = to examine carefully
to take up s.t = to use an amount of time or space
to break down= to stop working
to check in= to come in
to fall through= to fail
to get by= to manage to do things
to hold/hang on= to wait
to step down= to resign
to turn up= to arrive/appear unexpectedly