Burn out

精疲力尽

If he still works overtime in the evening, he’ll burn himself out.

如果他晚上还加班，他会累垮的。



Knock off

下班；歇工

He hopes he can knock off early every day.

他希望他能每天早点下班。



Carry out

执行；完成

He has to carry out all his boss’s orders.

他必须执行老板的所有命令。



Call off

取消

We called off the meeting this morning.

我们今天早上取消了会议。



Run by

把...告诉某人以征求意见

He wants to plan a new project, but he has to run it by his manager first.

他想计划一个新项目，但他得先告诉他的经理，听听他的意见。



Lay off

解雇；停止工作

More than 50 workers at this company have been laid off.

这家公司有50多名工作人员被解雇了。



Kick out

开除；解雇

He has been kicked out of this company because of bribery.

他因受贿而被公司开除。



Take on

雇用；聘用

This company is taking on some software engineers.

这家公司正在聘请一些软件工程师。



Take over

接收；接管

I have to take over his work.

我必须接管他的工作。



Work out

进展顺利

The project has worked out well.

这个项目进展顺利。



Draw up

起草；草拟

The manager asked me to draw up a new contract for our client.

经理让我为我们的客户起草一份新合同。



Hand in

提交；交上

Irene wants to hand in her resignation this month.

艾琳想在这个月递交辞呈。



Slack off

懒散；懈怠

The staff in this department usually slack off.

这个部门的员工通常都很懒散。



Get down to

认真处理；着手处理

Let’s get down to work.

我们开始工作吧。