Break
To divide an existing organizational structure into smaller parts. (Hint: It is not break down...) The company leadership broke _____ the production department into 3 smaller groups.
break up
To return I need to get _______ to work.
get back
To increase The number of people our company EMPLOYS will go ____ in the third quarter.
go up
To try to find something The leadership team is looking ________ a solution to reduce/decrease staff TURNOVER.
look for
To remove something, usually clothing.. The employees take ______ their safety equipment before they leave the factory.
take off
To escape from a situation - often prison or jail. The money launderer broke ______ of prison.
break out
To go on a vacation. The stress at work is very high. I really need to get _____ for a while.
get away
The authorization to start/proceed on something.. My boss gave me the go _________ to work on my innovative idea to lower company costs (expenses).
go ahead
To be careful of something and take notice. Look ______! There is a delivery truck coming!
look out
To postpone (make later) We need to put ______ the meeting until next week.
put off
To not operate mechanically anymore. The forklift broke _________
break down
To get out of bed. I get ______ for work at 5:30 am every morning.
get up
To review something you have already looked at (often a document) We need to go __________ the Excel figures before the meeting.
go over
To admire someone or want to be like them. I look _____ ______ the CEO of that company. He is a very ETHICAL leader.
look up to
To insult or make someone feel dumb. The bad boss always puts ________ his employees.
put down
To finish something - such as a meeting. The meeting broke _____ early, thank God!
break up
To meet (usually for social reasons) My co-workers and I get ___________ for a drink after work on Fridays.
get together
To follow someone chronologically John will go ___________ Mary in the presentation.
go after
To be excited about the future. We look _________ _____ doing business with this new, more ECONOMICAL supplier.
look forward to
To purposely break something into pieces. The mechanic takes ________ the motor to see what is wrong with it.
take apart
To force entry into a building. The thieves broke _______ our warehouse and stole some of our inventory.
break into
To return to a place or condition that you were in before. In the past, the company was in the retail business. Now they only do wholesale. Retail was profitable. They should get ______ ________.
get back into
To compete or oppose FC Bayern will go __________ VFB in the championship game.
go against
To investigate We need to look ________ the reason why our costs have increased this year.
look into
To extinguish (löschen) The firemen put _______ the fire in the warehouse within 10 minutes.
put out