Bussines English phrasal verbs with "down"

Today we are going to see common business English phrasal verbs that use "down". If you're studying for FIRST or Advanced you must study them by heart. Come on!!!! Aulaglobal helps you.

Back down (or climb down) = to no longer stick to your original ideas or position: "After weeks of negotiating, she backed down and accepted their conditions."

Break down (1) = examine the different parts of something: "The profits break down in the following way – 50% profit in European sales, a 20% profit in North American sales and a 30% profit in Asian sales."

Break down (2) = when communication stops between two parties: "The negotiations broke down after two days."

Bring down = destroy something: "A series of disastrous investments brought down the company."

Cut back on = reduce something: "The government has cut back on its defence budget."

Drive down = work hard to reduce prices or costs: "Over the last year we have driven down the distribution costs."

Live down = when other people can forget a bad reputation: "I was two hours late for the meeting and now my colleagues will never let me live it down."

Play down = minimise the importance of something: "She played down the fact that her father was the boss."

Set down = put something in writing: "The conditions are set down in the contract."

Stand down = resign: "After ten years at the head of the company, the chairman has decided to stand down."

Take down = write notes in a meeting: "Can someone take down the minutes?"

Wear down = argue so much that the other person abandons their position: "The unions finally wore the management down on the issue of overtime pay."

Write down (or note down) = write something: "Could you write down your mobile phone number?"