Welcome to the Business English Vocabulary Challenge! Today, we're learning four common Business English phrasal verbs.
Today's Challenge:
Choose the correct option and listen to the sentence.
Did you get it right?
LET UP
phrasal verb
to become weaker or stop
The rain finally let up after a few hours.
The pain started to let up after I took some medicine.
LIVE UP TO something
phrasal verb
to be as good as expected
The new restaurant didn't live up to my expectations.
He tried to live up to his parents' high standards.
FOLLOW THROUGH
phrasal verb
to do what you said you would do
She promised to help, but she never followed through.
If we don’t follow through on our plans, we’ll disappoint our clients.
TAKE UP
phrasal verb
to start doing something new (a hobby, activity, or job); to accept an offer
She recently took up painting.
They offered him a new position, and he decided to take it up.
So, the correct answer is c. follow through.
FOLLOW THROUGH ON OUR PROMISES
phrase
to do what we promised we would do
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