phrasal verb · neutral
bring to the table
/brɪŋ tə ðə ˈteɪbəl/BRING·to·the·TA·BLE
speakingtask2
to contribute something useful (ideas, skills, resources) to a discussion or negotiation
Examples
“What does each candidate bring to the table in terms of experience?”
“We need partners who can bring funding to the table.”
“Her negotiation skills brought a lot to the table during the merger.”
Band 8 sentence
“A successful partnership depends on what each organisation can realistically bring to the table, not just on goodwill.”
Collocations
- bring funding/skills/ideas to the table
Word family
bring to the table verbbrings to the table verbbringing to the table verbbrought to the table verb (past)
Common mistakes
bring to table→bring to the table
bring table to→bring to the table
Say it for a higher band
5offer→6contribute→7+bring to the table
Synonyms
contribute
Easily confused
contribute
“Each member contributed ideas during the meeting.”
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