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Business English Vocabulary Challenge: phrasal verbs 'let up', 'live up to', 'follow through', and 'take up'

Updated: 2 days ago

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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