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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| flog a dead horse | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the clock | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fight a losing battle | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beat down | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the pants off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| horse around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat to the punch | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| call it quits | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the daylights out of | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat about the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| knock oneself out | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| run over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hammer | /x | Noun |
| burn the candle at both ends | /x/x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| reinvent the wheel | xx/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go all the way | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put to the sword | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat someone at their own game | //x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| kick the bucket | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| kill | / | Verb |
| run through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run someone ragged | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat up | /x | Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| carry on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lead nowhere | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| come to nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| play the field | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go the distance | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| pound the pavement | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| break the back of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| treadmill | /x | Noun |
| give someone the runaround | //xx/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| put the pedal to the metal | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go through the motions | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bite the dust | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut someone dead | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| jump through hoops | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the mat | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drive someone up the wall | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| crucify | /xx | Verb |
| horse | / | Noun |
| go by the board | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stop at nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| stick to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run out the clock | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| call it a day | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| break a sweat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put out to pasture | ///xx | Phrase, Verb |
| have had it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make a meal of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go for broke | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lead someone a dance | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| jump the shark | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat a retreat | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| paste | / | Noun |
| play dead | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hang on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| abruptly | x/x | Adverb |
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| absolutely | xx/x | Adverb |
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| accented | /xx | Adjective |
| afterlife | /xx | Noun |
| alive | x/ | Adjective |
| all in | /x | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| alley | /x | Noun |
| amaze | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| animate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| annihilation | xxx/x | Noun |
| arab | /x | Adjective, Name |
| artifact | /xx | Noun |
| asked | / | Adjective |
| asleep | x/ | Adjective |
| assassinated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| assault | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| at peace | // | Phrase, Verb |
| at rest | // | Phrase |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| baffle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ban | / | Noun, Verb |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| barren | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| baste | / | Noun, Verb |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| bate | / | Noun, Verb |
| batter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beef | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beep | / | Noun, Verb |
| beetle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| beguile | x/ | Verb |
| bereaved | x/ | Adjective |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| blanked | / | Adjective |
| blend | / | Noun, Verb |
| bloodless | /x | Adjective |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| breathless | /x | Adjective |
| breaths | / | Noun |
| brides | / | Noun |
| broke | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| brothers | /x | Noun |
| buck | / | Noun, Verb |
| buffalo | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bullock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| buried | /x | Adjective |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| cadaver | x/x | Noun |
| cadence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| calcined | /x | Adjective |
| camel | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cane | / | Noun, Verb |
| capital | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| captain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| captives | /x | Verb |
| carcase | /x | Noun |
| carcass | /x | Noun |
| carriage | /x | Noun |
| cart | / | Noun, Verb |
| casualties | /xxx | Noun |
| cat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cattle | /x | Noun |
| cavalry | /xx | Noun |
| celebrated | /xxx | Adjective |
| cemetery | /xxx | Noun |
| charger | /x | Noun |
| cheat | / | Verb, Noun |
| checkmate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chord | / | Noun, Verb |
| chorus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chromatic | x/x | Adjective |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circumvent | xx/ | Verb |
| claimed | / | Verb |
| clap | / | Noun, Verb |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| collie | /x | Noun |
| colt | / | Noun, Verb |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| comer | /x | Noun |
| compass | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| compatriots | x/xx | Noun |
| compete | x/ | Verb |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| comrades | /x | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| conquer | /x | Verb |
| contend | x/ | Verb |
| cooked | / | Adjective |
| corpse | / | Noun, Verb |
| count | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| coupe | / | Noun |
| cow | / | Noun, Verb |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cream | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cremation | x/x | Noun |
| crippled | /x | Adjective |
| crocodile | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| crush | / | Verb, Noun |
| cudgel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| deadened | /x | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| death | / | Noun |
| deathly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| decaying | x/x | Noun |
| deceased | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| decedent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| deck | / | Noun, Verb |
| deer | / | Noun |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defraud | x/ | Verb |
| defunct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| demented | x/x | Adjective |
| demise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| demolish | x/x | Verb |
| departed | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| derby | /x | Noun |
| diastole | x/xx | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| diseased | x/ | Adjective |
| distraught | x/ | Adjective |
| dixie | /x | Name |
| doctors | /x | Name |
| dodge | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dominate | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| donkey | /x | Noun |
| doomed | / | Adjective |
