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Go onNo. 1 most common
To Continue.
“She WENT ON the pill when she met him.”
Pick upNo. 2 most common
Improve
“Sales PICKED UP a bit during the Christmas period.”
Come backNo. 3 most common
To return
“I left work and CAME BACK home early.”
Come upNo. 4 most common
Appear
“I'll be late home tonight because something's COME UP at work has to be ready for tomorrow morning.”
Go backNo. 5 most common
Have a long history
“He and I GO BACK a long way- we were at school together.”
Find outNo. 6 most common
To discover information.
“I went to the library to FIND OUT all I could about the life and work of Joe Meek.”
Come outNo. 7 most common
A secret is revealed
“The details of the scandal CAME OUT in the press and she had to resign.”
Go outNo. 8 most common
Stop burning, be extinguished
“The candle WENT OUT and left us in darkness.To leave home for a social activity.”
Point outNo. 9 most common
Make someone aware of something
“He POINTED OUT that I only had two weeks to get the whole thing finished.”
Grow upNo. 10 most common
Mature, become adult
“The industry GREW UP very quickly. a place or for a reason (city, town, etc)”
Set upNo. 11 most common
Prepare equipment, software, etc., for use
“The technician SET UP the computer network perfectly.”
Turn outNo. 12 most common
Produce
“The factory TURNS OUT three thousand units a day.”
Get outNo. 13 most common
Leave the house to visit place and socialise
“The truth GOT OUT despite the injunction on reporting the case.”
Come inNo. 14 most common
Arrive or land (for flights)
“The plane CAME IN at two-thirty in the morning.Place or ranking in a competition, etc.”
Take onNo. 15 most common
Allow passengers on a ship or plane
“The plane stopped at Zurich to TAKE ON some passengers.Assume a responsibility or accept a challenge.”
Give upNo. 16 most common
Stop doing something that has been a habit
“She GAVE UP all her school friends when she went to university.”
Make upNo. 17 most common
Stop being angry with someone
“They are always arguing, but they MAKE UP again very quickly.”
End upNo. 18 most common
Become or do something unplanned
“We couldn't get tickets for Egypt so we ENDED UP going to Turkey instead.”
Get backNo. 19 most common
To return to a place.
“The train was held up so we didn't GET BACK home until midnight.”
Look upNo. 20 most common
Consult a reference (search engine, dictionary, etc.) for a specific piece of information.
“I didn't know the correct spelling so I had to LOOK it UP in the dictionary.”
Figure outNo. 21 most common
Find the answer to a problem
“The police couldn't FIGURE OUT how the burglars had got into the warehouse.”
Sit downNo. 22 most common
To take a seat. Help someone to sit.
“a) I was feeling faint, so I had to SIT DOWN for a while to recover. b) The nurse SAT me DOWN in a chair.”
Get upNo. 23 most common
Get out of bed
“I GET UP at seven o'clock on weekdays, but lie in till noon at the weekend.”
Take outNo. 24 most common
Borrow a library book
“I TOOK OUT all the books I needed for my essay from the library.”
Come onNo. 25 most common
Encouragement
“COME ON; don't give up now when you're so close to finishing.”
Go downNo. 26 most common
Decrease, get smaller
“The price of scanners has GONE DOWN recently.”
Show upNo. 27 most common
Attend something or arrive somewhere
“Very few SHOWED UP at the meeting.”
Take offNo. 28 most common
Make great progress
“The software house really TOOK OFF when they produced the latest version of their DTP package.”
Work outNo. 29 most common
End nicely
“Things were going wrong for them but fortunately it all WORKED OUT in the end.”
Stand upNo. 30 most common
Move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position
“Everybody STOOD UP when the judge entered the court.”
Come downNo. 31 most common
Rain
“Just look at the rain COMING DOWN!”
Go aheadNo. 32 most common
Proceed
“The construction of the bypass WENT AHEAD despite the protests from environmentalists.”
Go upNo. 33 most common
Rise or climb
“The price of petrol has GONE UP sharply because of the increase in duty in the Government's budget.”
Look backNo. 34 most common
Think about the past
“Old people often LOOK BACK on over their lives.”
Wake upNo. 35 most common
Stop sleeping
“I WOKE UP at half past six this morning.”
Carry outNo. 36 most common
Perform a task
“The government is CARRYING OUT test on growing genetically modified crops.”
Take overNo. 37 most common
To assume control.
“A Hong Kong bank TOOK OVER the bank to enter the British market.”
Hold upNo. 38 most common
To delay.
“I was HELD UP by the terrible traffic and arrived half an hour late for my appointment.”
Pull outNo. 39 most common
Start moving (train)
“The train was PULLING OUT when I got there.”
Turn aroundNo. 40 most common
Make something successful or profitable that has been doing badly
“They are hoping to TURN the company AROUND with the launch of the new products.”
Take upNo. 41 most common
Fill or occupy time or space
“An awful lot of my time at work is TAKEN UP with pointless bureaucracy nowadays.”
Put upNo. 43 most common
Allow someone to stay at your house for a night or a few days.
“She PUT me UP for the night because I'd missed the last bus and there were no night buses running.Increase prices, taxes, duties, etc.”
Bring backNo. 44 most common
Cause someone to remember
“Visiting my old school BROUGHT BACK memories of when I was a pupil there.”
Bring upNo. 45 most common
Mention. Raise a topic for discussion.
“They didn't BRING the subject UP at the meeting.”
Look outNo. 46 most common
To be careful
“LOOK OUT; you're going to drop that!”
Bring inNo. 47 most common
Earn
“The job BRINGS IN two thousand dollars a month.”
Open upNo. 48 most common
Start to talk freely about something
“She hates to OPEN UP and discuss her feelings.”
Check outNo. 49 most common
Pay the bill when leaving a hotel
“She CHECKED OUT and took a cab to the airport.”
Move onNo. 50 most common
Change the subject or your job
“She MOVED ON to another company where the salary was considerably better.”
Put outNo. 51 most common
Broadcast
“Several charities PUT OUT an appeal on TV for money for the victims of the flooding in Mozambique.”