Last month we looked at some common business word partnerships you can make with common verbs. This month, we are going to do more work in this important area.
We are going to being with some common word partnerships with the verbs ‘bring’ and ‘leave’.
Task 1: Study the language banks and example sentences below.
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bring (s/th)
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to s/o’s attention
to s/o’s notice
to V
with you
costs down
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out a new product
a balance forward
out of the red
into the black
up to date
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I spent all morning bringing our client records up to date.
I brought this problem to your attention three months ago.
We have managed to bring the company out of the red by bringing costs down.
The new CEO brought the company into the black within three months of taking over.
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leave
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the company
the rest to s/o
us with little profit
word that v.p.
instructions (for n.p.)
instructions (for ‘wh’)
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us with a small margin
me no choice but to V
a message (for s/o)
s/th out of the calculations
me with no other alternative but to V
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Joan went on vacation and left instructions for the project. She also left word that it must be finished on time.
Ok, I think that’s it. You can leave the rest to me and go home. Thanks for your help.
The increased oil prices have left us with a smaller margin. We need to increase sales.
Your behavior leaves me no choice but to fire you.
