English is the major language of international business. So, it is crucial for us to learn the common expressions in the workplace that people use on a daily basis. To help you excel in your communication, Wall Street English is going to teach you 10 of the most common phrases.
1. Take over
Starting tomorrow, I will be going on a 2-week holiday. Until then, John will take over this project and you need to report to him.
2. Call off
Due to the adverse market condition, we had to call off the merger plan.
3. Put off
The meeting has been put off until further notice.
4. Bring forward
The meeting had been brought forward for a week, so we are going to have a tighter schedule now.
5. Clock in / clock out
We are supposed to clock in before 9:00 am.
He clocked out pretty early yesterday.
6. Deal with
How do you intend to deal with this problem?
7. Go over
Remember to go over your report before you hand it in to me, there were many mistakes in your previous one.
8. Follow up
Today’s meeting is a follow-up to the one we had the week before.
9. Circle back
We will circle back to discuss this issue.
10. Wrap up
Let’s wrap up the meeting if there are no more questions.
Learn the above 10 common office expressions to communicate freely with your colleagues and boss!
