We can say the birds swoop in, but in a business situation, it's somebody, usually someone, a person or maybe a team that suddenly joins the company or suddenly joins a project and maybe makes a lot of changes. The next expression is "swoop in." So we use swoop for example with birds. So in a sentence - The company feels you should step aside. To step aside is to remove yourself from a main group or from one situation, go away from that situation temporarily. You can use that in a business meeting as well. So you can use this not just in business, but maybe in a very crowded space like let's step aside and have this discussion. It doesn't mean necessarily to move up in position or to move down in position, but step aside means just temporarily to remove someone or to remove yourself from a situation. The next expression, we've talked about step up, step down, now we'll talk about "step aside." So step aside means to move out of the way. So in a sentence - How does the new plan measure up to our past ideas? So like how does candidate A measure up to candidate B? It's a question of comparison between these two items or does this project measure up to our past work? In other words, is this project equal to or is it comparable to our past works? So measure up is used when comparing two things. We say, how does something measure up or does this measure up to…? Meaning, is item A equal to item B? Is item A better than item B? This is a question or a word that we use to ask how one thing compares to another thing. The next expression is "measure up." Measure up is a word or a phrasal verb that we use to mean compare.
So in a sentence - Following multiple serious mistakes, the government official stepped down. You'll have to look into the specifics of the situation to figure out exactly the meaning, but step down means to go to a position of lower responsibility. So sometimes this can mean resign, sometimes this means just moving to a lower position in the company. So a CEO might step down from his position or her position if they've made a big mistake or if the company has had problems. The next word is the opposite, "step down." To step down often means to resign or to quit one's job especially at the higher levels of business. So in a sentence - The new CEO really stepped up on this project. There is a nuance of a challenge, a move upward, a promotion perhaps and new challenges, new responsibilities. So I want to step up and do more for my company or I want to step up and take on this project. The first phrasal verb is "step up." Step up means to move up or to level up usually to some kind of new challenging position or to a challenging project. My name is Alisha and today we're going to talk about 10 phrasal verbs for business. Hi, everybody! Welcome back to Top Words.
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