THE MOST COMMON

PHRASAL
VERBS
IN THE
PET | FCE | CAE | CPE
After analyzing over 200 Cambridge exams we have made a list of the 10 most
common phrasal verbs in the Cambridge exams.

PET
PHRASAL VERB MEANING

AGREE WITH To have the same opinion as

BE OUT OF STHG To not have
BREAK DOWN To stop working
CARRY ON continue
DEAL WITH To resolve or take action
FIND OUT To obtain knowledge of sthg
GET ON WITH To have a good relationship with sb
TAKE AFTER To resemble
LOOK AFTER To care for sthg or sb
FCE
PHRASAL VERB MEANING

BRING UP To mention casually

CALL OFF Cancel
CATCH UP WITH To update news with sb
COME ACROSS To find by chance
GET DOWN TO To start working on
KEEP UP WITH To stay at the same level of something
LOOK FORWARD TO To feel excited about something
PUT UP WITH To tolerate
TURN DOWN To reject

CAE
PHRASAL VERB MEANING

LOOK UP TO To admire
COME UP WITH To have an idea
TURN OUT To happen to be in the end
LOOK INTO To investigate or study
ADD UP To make sense
GET OVER STHG To overcome sthg, to start feeling happy again
MAKE UP STHG To invent (a story, a lie)
END UP To eventually arrive somewhere
SORT OUT To organise
CPE
PHRASAL VERB MEANING

MAKE UP FOR To compensate for something

DAWN ON To occur to someone
GROW OUT OF To stop liking
SET OUT To start to do something
CATCH ON To become popular, usually a trend
BOILS DOWN TO To come to a conclusion, summary
CUT DOWN ON To reduce consumption of something
LIVE UP TO To receive what is expected
MAKE DO WITH To solve a situation with the resources you have