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Deadlines and Timelines: Phrasal Verbs and Workplace Expressions

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Three bank customers. One urgent software update. A 72-hour deadline—and two times still need to be agreed on.

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Which Business English idiom fits this workplace situation?

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Business English phrasal verbs graphic with an airplane and the question, “Save $25,000—but will they come?”

Business English phrasal verbs graphic with an airplane and the question, “Save $25,000—but will they come?”

5 Business English Phrasal Verbs for Meetings: When You Need to Choose Between Two Options

You work for an engineering association. You help organize its annual conference. EPISODE 115

Business English phrasal verbs lesson about workplace problems and risks people ignore, with an e-bike scenario and quiz.

Business English phrasal verbs lesson about workplace problems and risks people ignore, with an e-bike scenario and quiz.

5 Business English Phrasal Verbs: When Problems Get Ignored

You are the operations director at a company that rents e-bikes. EPISODE 114

Business English workplace idioms thumbnail showing a night-shift worker and the example: “Can you cover the night shift?” “I might be in over my head.”

Business English workplace idioms thumbnail showing a night-shift worker and the example: “Can you cover the night shift?” “I might be in over my head.”

Taking On New Responsibilities at Work: 5 Business English Idioms

You work for a company that delivers medicine to hospitals. EPISODE 113 You know the drivers and routes, but you have never managed the whole shift before.

Business English workplace idioms thumbnail with the phrase “No Coffee Bar?” and a small coffee cup illustration for a quiz about putting a project on hold.

Business English workplace idioms thumbnail with the phrase “No Coffee Bar?” and a small coffee cup illustration for a quiz about putting a project on hold.

What to Say When a Project Goes Off Track: 5 Business English Idioms

You manage a small accounting firm. EPISODE 112

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Business English Phrasebook

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Phrasal Verbs Review Worksheet - gloss over, narrow down, boil down to, rule out, go with

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