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Phrasal verbs : Professional and Leadership Skills

 Ch: 8  Professional Skills

1. Speak up - speak your mind

2. Tear down - demolish

3. Start for - leave one place to go to another

4. Turn up - arrive; appear

5. Work out - happen or develop in a particular way

6. Pass on - communicate a person's wishes, opinion etc., to another person

7. Start up - to begin work

8. Gaze upon - observe; watch; notice

9. Drop over - visit for a short time

10. Go around - move around an obstacle


Sentence: 

1. Speak up: Don't be afraid to speak up if you have a good idea.

2. Tear down: They decided to tear down the old building.

3. Start for: We will start for the airport at dawn.

4. Turn up: He didn't turn up for the meeting.

5. Work out: I hope everything will work out for the best.

6. Pass on: I'll pass on your message to her.

7. Start up: The new company will start up next month.

8. Gaze upon: She gazed upon the beautiful sunset.

9. Drop over: Feel free to drop over anytime for a chat.

10. Go around: We had to go around the fallen tree.


Ch: 9 Leadership Skills

1. pass away - die

2. jostle for - compete for

3. peer at - stare

4. peer out - become visible

5. look at - examine

6. call at - to stop at a place for a short time

7. resort to - do something when no other option is available

8. dash out - leave quickly

9. doze off - fall asleep lightly

10. get out - leave or go out of a place

Sentence: 

1. Pass away: Sadly, he passed away last year.

2. Jostle for: Many candidates are jostling for the new position.

3. Peer at: She peered at the screen, trying to read the fine print.

4. Peer out: The sun peered out from behind the clouds.

5. Look at: Let's look at the details of the proposal.

6. Call at: The ship will call at several ports during its voyage.

7. Resort to: He had to resort to borrowing money.

8. Dash out: She had to dash out to catch the bus.

9. Doze off: He dozed off during the lecture.

10. Get out: She told him to get out of her office. 

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