Break
Get
Go
Look
Put/Take
100

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

100

To return I need to get _______ to work.

get back

100

To increase The number of people our company EMPLOYS will go ____ in the third quarter.

go up

100

To try to find something The leadership team is looking ________ a solution to reduce/decrease staff TURNOVER.

look for

100

To remove something, usually clothing.. The employees take ______ their safety equipment before they leave the factory.

take off

200

To escape from a situation - often prison or jail. The money launderer broke ______ of prison.

break out

200

To go on a vacation. The stress at work is very high. I really need to get _____ for a while.

get away

200

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

200

To be careful of something and take notice. Look ______! There is a delivery truck coming!

look out

200

To postpone (make later) We need to put ______ the meeting until next week.

put off

300

To not operate mechanically anymore. The forklift broke _________

break down

300

To get out of bed. I get ______ for work at 5:30 am every morning.

get up

300

To review something you have already looked at (often a document) We need to go __________ the Excel figures before the meeting.

go over

300

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

300

To insult or make someone feel dumb. The bad boss always puts ________ his employees.

put down

400

To finish something - such as a meeting. The meeting broke _____ early, thank God!

break up

400

To meet (usually for social reasons) My co-workers and I get ___________ for a drink after work on Fridays.

get together

400

To follow someone chronologically John will go ___________ Mary in the presentation.

go after

400

To be excited about the future. We look _________ _____ doing business with this new, more ECONOMICAL supplier.

look forward to

400

To purposely break something into pieces. The mechanic takes ________ the motor to see what is wrong with it.

take apart

500

To force entry into a building. The thieves broke _______ our warehouse and stole some of our inventory.

break into

500

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

500

To compete or oppose FC Bayern will go __________ VFB in the championship game.

go against

500

To investigate We need to look ________ the reason why our costs have increased this year.

look into

500

To extinguish (löschen) The firemen put _______ the fire in the warehouse within 10 minutes.

put out