Top-10 Resources for Business Idioms & Phrasal Verbs (ESL)

English Phrasal Verbs 50 Business Phrasal Verbs

Description:

English Phrasal Verbs 50 Business Phrasal Verbs sets out fifty phrasal verbs used at work, published by English Phrasal Verbs, a site devoted to the topic. Each entry gives a business meaning, an example sentence and a short explanation of a situation in which it would be said. Eleven themed guides covering emails, presentations, negotiations, interviews and other areas are linked from the top of the page.

100% Free (unlimited): Reading the fifty entries, the themed guides linked from the page and the closing sections on meetings, emails and negotiations costs nothing. No account is asked for, no email address is collected and every part of the guide is open to anyone.

Access: 100% Free Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) Format: Article / Lesson/Tutorial / Reference Written for: Business English (ESL) English Variant: US

How It Helps Your Business English

What this resource offers:

Fifty business phrasal verbs are numbered and explained one by one, each with its business meaning, a short example sentence and a sentence describing a work situation in which it fits. Links at the top lead to eleven themed guides for emails, presentations, project management, negotiations, interviews, travel, marketing, customer service, networking and finance.

How to use this resource:

Work through the fifty in order, using the situation note under each one to picture when you would actually say it. When a verb matters for your own job, follow the themed guide linked at the top of the page for more examples in that setting. The three closing sections show the same verbs used in meetings, in emails and in negotiations, so you can see how the register changes.

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Last verified — Oct. 14, 2026