Phrasal verbs: work and office

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• set up
  to arrange or prepare something
• bring up
  to start talking about something in a meeting or conversation
• put off
  to delay doing something
• sign up
  to register for something
• deal with
  to handle a problem
• come up with
  to think of a plan or solution
• turn down
  to refuse an offer
• get along with
  to have a good relationship with coworkers
• carry out
  to complete a task or plan
• fill in
  to temporarily replace someone, or complete a form
• hand in
  to submit work to someone in charge
• hand out
  to distribute something to a group
• hold up
  to delay something
• keep up with
  to stay at the same pace as something
• lay off
  to end jobs because a company needs to reduce staff
• leave out
  to not include something
• let down
  to disappoint someone by not meeting expectations
• log in
  to access an account with a username and password
• log out
  to exit an account
• look into
  to examine or research something
• point out
  to make someone notice something
• put up with
  to tolerate something annoying
• stand out
  to be noticeably better than others
• take on
  to accept a responsibility
• take over
  to take control of something
• think over
  to consider something carefully before deciding
• work on
  to spend effort on a task
• get through
  to succeed in finishing something difficult
• catch up on
  to do something you didn't have time for before
• brush up on
  to improve a skill you haven't used in a while
• face up to
  to accept and deal with a difficult truth
• team up with
  to work together with someone
• call off
  to cancel something that was planned
• draw up
  to prepare a formal document
• iron out
  to solve the small problems in a plan
• kick off
  to start something, like a project
• wind down
  to gradually bring something to an end
• follow up
  to check on the progress of something later
• sign off on
  to formally approve something
• clock in
  to record the time you start work
• clock out
  to record the time you finish work
• step down
  to resign from a position
• step up
  to take more responsibility when needed
• roll out
  to launch a new product or program
• scale back
  to reduce the size or amount of something
• weigh in
  to give your opinion on a discussion
• chip in
  to contribute money or effort to something
• wrap up
  to finish something
• reach out
  to contact someone, especially to start a conversation
• circle back
  to return to a topic later
• loop in
  to include someone in an email or discussion
• get back to
  to reply to someone later
• call in sick
  to tell your workplace you're too sick to come in
• cover for
  to do someone's job while they're away
• check in
  to briefly communicate to see how things are going
• move on
  to continue to the next topic
• send over
  to send something to someone
• look forward to
  to feel excited about something coming up, common in email closings
• shut down
  to close a business, or turn off a computer
• print out
  to produce a printed copy
• run by
  to tell someone your idea to get their opinion
• sync up
  to make sure everyone has the same information or plan
• take off
  to not work on a certain day
• go over
  to review something carefully
• hash out
  to discuss something until you reach an agreement
• flesh out
  to add more detail to an idea or plan
• back up
  to support a colleague, or to make a copy of computer files