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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.”
Order: PHaVE List, Garnier and Schmitt (2015), counted from real English.