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Business English Vocabulary Challenge: phrasal verbs 'pull over', 'push back', 'move out', and 'cut off'

Updated: Feb 6

Welcome to the Business English Vocabulary Challenge! Today, we're going to focus on 4 common Business English phrasal verbs.


Today's Challenge:


Choose the correct option and listen to the sentence.




Was your answer correct??


PULL OVER

phrasal verb

to move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop; to force a driver to stop their vehicle by someone in authority, like the police


The police officer signaled for us to pull over to the side of the road.


The driver had to pull over because a tire blew out.



PUSH BACK

phrasal verb

to delay something


The meeting got pushed back to next Tuesday because the manager is out of town.


Can we push back the dinner time by an hour? Something came up.



MOVE OUT

phrasal verb

to leave your home or place of living


We're finally moving out of our apartment next weekend.


I’m moving out of my apartment next month to live closer to work.



CUT OFF

phrasal verb

to stop something, usually suddenly; to interrupt something


I tried calling Alex, but my call got cut off halfway through.


They cut off the power during the storm to prevent accidents.



So, the correct answer is b.push back.


PUSH BACK THE DEADLINE

phrase

to move the deadline to a later date



 

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