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Welcome to the Business English Vocabulary Quiz! Today, we'll learn four common Business English phrasal verbs.
Today's Challenge:
You’re managing a project when an unexpected issue comes up. A supplier calls to let you know there’s a delay with the materials. You report the problem to your manager. Here's how you explain the situation:
We _____ a problem with the supplier. Our materials won't arrive on time!
A) took over
B) put off
C) came up with
D) ran into
Choose the correct option and listen to the sentence.
Did you get it right?
TAKE (something) OVER (something)
phrasal verb
to start controlling something (like a company or job)
Bill’s going to take over the project next week.
Can you take over while I grab some coffee?
A bigger company took over our startup.
I don’t think she’s ready to take over just yet.
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PUT (something) OFF (something)
phrasal verb
to delay something until later
Let’s put off the meeting until tomorrow.
I keep putting off going to the dentist.
Don’t put it off too long—it’s important.
We can’t put off this decision any more.
COME UP WITH something
phrasal verb
to think of an idea or plan
We need to come up with a better title.
She came up with a great idea for the ad.
Can you come up with something by Friday?
I’m trying to come up with a solution.
RUN INTO something
phrasal verb
to unexpectedly face a problem or difficulty
We ran into a few problems during the launch.
I ran into some traffic on the way here.
You might run into trouble if you skip the steps.
We ran into delays we didn’t expect.
That's right! The correct answer is D) ran into.
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