At work
Meetings, deadlines and office collocations.
The rules
- Collocation: "arrange/schedule/set up a meeting".
- "Work to a deadline", fixed preposition.
- "Responsible FOR" a task or area.
- "Quit his job" (informal) or "resigned (from his job)" (formal), both work.
- "Ask for a pay rise" (BrE) / "raise" (AmE).
- Office idiom: "take it offline" = discuss separately later.
Examples
- Can we arrange a meeting for Thursday morning?
- We're working to a tight deadline this week.
- She is responsible for the marketing budget.
- He both are possible his job last month to start his own company.
- She asked for a pay rise.
- Let's take this discussion offline and get back to the agenda.
Quick check
Pick an answer to see the rule behind it.
1.Can we _____ a meeting for Thursday morning?
2.We're working _____ a tight deadline this week.
3.Which sentence is correct?
4.He _____ his job last month to start his own company.
5.Let's _____ this discussion offline and get back to the agenda.