Branch out - Expand or extend one’s interests Eg: The supermarkets have branched out into banking. 2. Break into + Enter (with effort or force) Eg: It’s always been his ambition to break into broadcasting. 3. Carry on * Continue Eg: He moved to New York to carry on his work 4. Close down + Stop operating Eg: The firm has decided to close downits Chicago branch. 5. Look forward to + Anticipate with pleasure Eg: We look forward to hearing from you soon.6. Note down + Write something down Eg: Her answers were noted down on the chart. 7. Step down + Resign or leave (a position/job) Eg: The chairman was forced to step down due to ill health. 7.1 Step up . Do things faster, better and more efficiently Eg. The marketing team is falling behind, so they really have to step things up a bit. 8. Take off + Become successful or popular very fast Eg: Her business has really taken off. 9. Take up + Filla particular amount of space or time Eg: These files take upa lot of disk space.10. Weigh up + Consider Eg: You should weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of each type before buying. 11. Back up + Make a copy of information Eg: It’s a good idea to back up your files onto a memory stick. 12. Carry out + Doand complete a task Eg: The building work was carried out by a local contractor. 13. Come up + Happen or arise Eg: I'm going to have to cancel our meeting — something's come up. 14. Get on + Continue or start doing somethingEg: She told us to get on with our work. 15. Keep up with + Follow Eg: We try to keep up with what's happening about finacial news. 16. Set up + Start (a business) Eg: The group plans to set upan import business. 16.2 Set down . Put something into writing Eg. | had some ideas to set down for a novel. 17. Go through * Experience something bad Eg: We can't really imagine what our company’s going through. 18. Find out+ Discover a fact or piece of information Eg: Can you find out what our customers think of their local bus service? 19. Call off + Cancel something Eg: With the weather worsening, they have called offtheir field trip. 20. Call back + To telephone someone again Eg: I'll ca/lyou back when I've heard something about interview. 20.1 Call in . Asked to do something Eg. The manager has called me in for a private talk. 21. Deal with + Handle (a problem)Eg: | spent the morning dealing with my emails. 22. Drop in + Make a short visit somewhere Eg: | will drop intomorrow morning. 23. Fill out + Complete (a form) Eg: It took me several hours to fill out the application form. 24. Hold on + Wait Eg: We'll hold on another minute, then we'll have to go. 25. Join in + Participate Eg: We would be eager to join in projects of that sort. 26. Lay off + Fire (staff)Eg: They've had to cut back production and /ay off workers. 27. Put back + Delay or postpone Eg: The meeting has been put back to next week. 28. Run out of + Have no more of something Eg: Many companies are running out of money. 29. Sort out + Organise or fix Eg: | need to sort out the mess on my desk. 30. Take on + Employ (staff) Eg: We're not taking on any new staff at the moment. 31. Take over * To take control of somethingEg: IBM is taking over the smaller company. 32. Bail out + Torescue somebody from a difficult situation, especially financial problems Eg: Some local businesses have offered to bail outthe museum. 33. Cut back + Toreduce something Eg: Several major hospitals are cutting back on staff at the moment. 34. Go under * To become bankrupt Eg: The firm will go under unless business improves. 35. Fall through + If an agreement, plan, sale etc. falls through, it is not completed successfully Eg: The planned purchase of the racecourse fell through.36. Pull out + To move away from something or stop being involved in it Eg: The project became so expensive that we had to pull out. 37. Bottom out + To stop getting worse Eg: There are signs that the recession has bottomed out. 38. Level off * To stop rising or falling and become steady Eg: Inflation has begun to /evel off. 39. Follow up * To continue communicating with someone after an event. Eg: You should follow up your phone call with an email or a letter. 40. Wrap up + To finish an event or an activityEg: Let's wrap up this meeting so we can go to lunch. 41. Count on . Depend on They're counting on us to redesign their business scheme. 42. Step in . Intervene The CEO had to step in before things got out of hands. 43. Pick up . receive (a message) He didn't pick up the hint he was being g laid off. 44. Bring forward . Reschedule for earlier Eg. They have brought my interview forward to tomorrow! 45. Bring off / pull off. Succeed in carrying out something Eg. We can't believe you managed to pull off the idea of relocating the company! 46. Burn out . Tired from excessive work load Eg. Tom's burnt out after a whole month with no days off.