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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| bite off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bite the dust | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| suck it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| face the music | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take the bull by the horns | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| face facts | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take something in stride | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp the nettle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take the plunge | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to terms with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| have it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the other cheek | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| knuckle down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the trigger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| grin and bear it | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the gauntlet | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| dig in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| face the facts | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take the rough with the smooth | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bite off more than one can chew | /////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bear up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dodge a bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a joke | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| settle for | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bear with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| knuckle under | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| feel the pinch | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| budge an inch | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| like it or lump it | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| take it upon oneself | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tempt fate | // | Phrase, Verb |
| face up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bite the hand that feeds one | /x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| put on a brave face | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| give in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| soften the blow | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fight a losing battle | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| chicken out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make the best of a bad job | /x//x// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| back down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fight shy of | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sit still | // | Phrase, Verb |
| face up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put the bite on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| cave in | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| get something over with | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot oneself in the foot | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wear | / | Noun |
| put one foot in front of the other | ///x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| paint oneself into a corner | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| jump at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| fish or cut bait | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bottle | /x | Noun |
| catch a break | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| climb down | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| take on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rise to the challenge | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a gamble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| give something up as a bad job | //x//x// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the easy way out | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| put up with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| step up to the plate | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the corner | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| pass the buck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| run a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| aeroplane | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| affects | x/ | Verb |
| aggravate | /xx | Verb |
| alignment | x/x | Noun |
| ammo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ammunition | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| angled | /x | Adjective |
| apple | /x | Noun, Verb |
| arrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| assassination | xxx/x | Noun |
| atopic | x/x | Adjective |
| bail | / | Noun, Verb |
| bala | /x | Name |
| bale | / | Noun, Verb |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| baseball | // | Noun |
| bayonet | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| blasting | /x | Noun |
| blocked | / | Adjective |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boat | / | Noun, Verb |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| boil | / | Noun, Verb |
| bomb | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boost | / | Verb, Noun |
| bout | / | Noun, Verb |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| buck | / | Noun, Verb |
| bug | / | Noun, Verb |
| bulleted | /xx | Adjective |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| burn | / | Verb, Noun |
| cannonball | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cap | / | Noun, Verb |
| cartridge | /x | Noun |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| chew | / | Verb, Noun |
| chip | / | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| clogged | / | Adjective |
| coffee break | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| coin | / | Noun, Verb |
| collation | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| collectors | x/x | Verb |
| comatose | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| component | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| conical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| crumb | / | Noun, Verb |
| cud | / | Noun, Verb |
| cure | / | Noun, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| dash | / | Noun, Verb |
| death | / | Noun |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| dex | / | Name |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| dust | / | Noun, Verb |
| eat | / | Verb, Noun |
| element | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| embed | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| employer | x/x | Noun |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| fastball | /x | Noun |
| fiducial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| firearm | /xx | Noun |
| flea | / | Noun, Verb |
| food | / | Noun |
| football | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fore | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| fragment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| grab | / | Verb, Noun |
| grenade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| grub | / | Noun, Verb |
| gun | / | Noun, Verb |
| gunfire | /xx | Noun |
| gunshot | /x | Noun |
| halfway | // | Adverb, Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| healed | / | Adjective |
| heater | /x | Noun |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hole | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hummer | /x | Name |
| hungry | /x | Adjective |
| hunk | / | Noun |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hypodermic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ideal | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| incisive | x/x | Adjective |
| indent | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| infected | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| injection | x/x | Noun |
| injury | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| interoperability | xx/xx/xx | Noun |
| item | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| jab | / | Noun, Verb |
| jagged | / | Adjective |
| jammed | / | Adjective |
| jaw | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| jolt | / | Noun, Verb |
| kill | / | Verb, Noun |
| larval | /x | Adjective |
| launch | / | Noun, Verb |
| leak | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| lick | / | Verb, Noun |
| listen | /x | Verb, Noun |
| loaf | / | Noun, Verb |
| lozenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lump | / | Noun, Verb |
| magic | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mark | / | Noun, Verb |
| mauser | /x | Name |
| medal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| metal | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| microchip | /x/ | Noun, Verb |
| miracle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| morsel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mosquito | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| mouthful | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| munch | / | Name, Verb |
| murdered | /x | Adjective |
| nail | / | Noun, Verb |
| needle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| nibble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| nip | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| noodle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| orthopedic | xx/x | Adjective |
| pain | / | Noun, Verb |
| panacea | xx/x | Noun |
| paragraph | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| pea | / | Noun |
| pellet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| penis | /x | Noun |
| piece | / | Noun, Verb |
| pill | / | Noun, Verb |
| pinch | / | Noun, Verb |
| pistol | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pitch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| plug | / | Noun, Verb |
| point | / | Noun, Verb |
| poisoning | /xx | Noun |
| poke | / | Verb, Noun |
| prick | / | Noun, Verb |
| primal | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| projectile | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| proof | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| prune | / | Noun, Verb |
| puff | / | Noun, Verb |
| puncture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pure | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| quid | / | Noun, Verb |
| quit | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| rap | / | Noun, Verb |
| refreshment | x/x | Noun |
| rheumatic | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| rifle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rim | / | Noun, Verb |
| round | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| sandwich | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| schematic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| schizoid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| scrap | / | Noun, Verb |
| sealed | / | Adjective |
| septic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
