When a housewife is about to prepare a meal—for example, supper—she might say, “I have to go and ________ supper.”
| GET | 347 |
| FIX | 273 |
| COOK | 242 |
| PREPARE | 203 |
| MAKE | 100 |
| START | 90 |
| GET SUPPER READY | 16 |
| GET READY | 8 |
| GET DINNER READY | 2 |
| GIT | 2 |
| PREPARE DINNER | 2 |
| PUT SUPPER ON | 2 |
| READY | 2 |
| RUSTLE UP | 2 |
| BURN | 1 |
| DO | 1 |
| FEED THE BRUTE | 1 |
| FIX UP | 1 |
| GATHER UP SOMETHING FOR | 1 |
| GET A MEAL | 1 |
| GET DINNER | 1 |
| GET IT ON | 1 |
| GET IT READY | 1 |
| GET SOMETHING FOR | 1 |
| GET SUPPER ON | 1 |
| GET SUPPER ON THE TABLE | 1 |
| GET SUPPER STARTED | 1 |
| GET SUPPER TOGETHER | 1 |
| GET THE | 1 |
| GET THE KETTLE ON | 1 |
| GET THE SUPPER READY | 1 |
| GET UP | 1 |
| GO GET | 1 |
| GO GET SUPPER ON | 1 |
| HUNT SOME FODDER | 1 |
| PUT ON | 1 |
| PUT SUPPER ON THE TABLE | 1 |
| RAKE UP | 1 |
| SET | 1 |
| START RATTLING THE POTS | 1 |
| THROW UP A MEAL | 1 |
| WARM UP | 1 |
| WHIP UP A MEAL | 1 |
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