Phrasal Verbs with Off and Down Exercise

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1. Because the legal advice was incomplete, the board put off the review until next quarter.
2. She turned down the offer, although the salary was generous, because the role involved constant travel.
3. The manager finally backed off the junior analyst when she produced the email trail.
4. After the client withdrew, we called off the meeting rather than pretending there was still an agenda.
5. To identify the source of the loss, the finance team had to break down the figures by region and product line.
6. The minister shrugged off the criticism as if it were merely a misunderstanding.
7. After three decades of running it herself, Marisa handed down the business to her daughter.
8. The committee chair waved off the objections and approved the report without changing a line.
9. By Friday, the panel had narrowed down the shortlist from twelve candidates to three.
10. The company expects to pay off the loan within five years if revenue continues to rise.
11. Morale settled down after the restructuring, but it took several months for trust to return.
12. The sudden pressure change set off the alarm before anyone had touched the control panel.