Work & careers

be in charge of

be responsible for something

If you are in charge of something, you are the person responsible for organising or controlling it.

B1 very common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Who's in charge of the children today?

Their aunt is looking after them.

Play the conversation

I'm in charge of booking the rooms for the conference.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Who's in charge for the music tonight?

Say: Who's in charge of the music tonight?

The phrase takes "of," not "for."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be in charge of something; be in charge of doing something

Your turn: say it out loud

I'm in charge of booking the rooms for the conference.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

be in charge of

be responsible for something

“I'm in charge of booking the rooms for the conference.”

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