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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| hit the jackpot | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone a break | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get lucky | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| walk away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| catch it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| catch | / | Noun |
| weather the storm | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take something in stride | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between the cracks | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make the best of a bad job | /x//x// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make the best of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| get away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| luck | / | Noun |
| slip through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| feel the pinch | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| dodge a bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grief | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| breathe a sigh of relief | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| strike it rich | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit a snag | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come unstuck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn for the better | /x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| fall through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp at straws | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a gamble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take it easy | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| come off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the slip | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| roll the dice | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| hack it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| suck it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| come in handy | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| walk into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the corner | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| crack a smile | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut someone some slack | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| knock on wood | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fight a losing battle | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fluke | / | Noun |
| take a spill | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come a cropper | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| scrape along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make time | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rest easy | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| live on the edge | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| be riding for a fall | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lighten up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| settle for | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone down gently | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| pull off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a joke | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the rap | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut it close | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a load off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| make it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| tempt fate | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn up trumps | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| whistle past the graveyard | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| walk off with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stumble upon | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take lightly | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make hay | // | Phrase, Verb |
| miss out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw caution to the wind | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| abandon | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| abatement | x/x | Noun |
| abolish | x/x | Verb |
| abort | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| abruption | x/x | Noun |
| achieve | x/ | Verb |
| adjourn | x/ | Verb |
| adjournment | x/x | Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| amortize | /xx | Verb |
| announce | x/ | Verb |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| apprehend | xx/ | Verb |
| apprehension | xx/x | Noun |
| arrest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| arrival | x/x | Noun |
| attract | x/ | Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| babble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bag | / | Noun, Verb |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| balloon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bankrupt | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| baseball | // | Noun |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beguile | x/ | Verb |
| bend | / | Noun, Verb |
| betray | x/ | Verb |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blackout | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blow out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blunder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| boastful | /x | Adjective |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bog down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| boob | / | Noun, Verb |
| boycott | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bracketed | /xx | Adjective |
| brake | / | Noun, Verb |
| breach | / | Noun, Verb |
| break away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| break in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| break off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break open | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| break out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| break with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| breakage | /x | Noun |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| breaking | /x | Noun |
| breaking off | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| breakout | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| breakthrough | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| breakup | /x | Noun |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| breathe | / | Verb |
| breather | /x | Noun |
| breccia | /x | Noun |
| breeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| buckle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| burn | / | Verb, Noun |
| burn out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| burst | / | Verb, Noun |
| bushel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| caesura | //x | Noun |
| cantina | x/x | Noun |
| captivate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| capture | /x | Verb, Noun |
| catch up with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| cessation | x/x | Noun |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| char | / | Noun, Verb |
| charm | / | Noun, Verb |
| chase | / | Noun, Verb |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| chip | / | Noun, Verb |
| cleavage | /x | Noun |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| clipping | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| closure | /x | Noun |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| collapse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| collar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| collect | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| collection | x/x | Noun |
| collector | x/x | Noun |
| come apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| comfort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| comply | x/ | Verb |
| compound fracture | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| conflict | /x | Noun, Verb |
| conk out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| conservation | xx/x | Noun |
| consignment | x/x | Noun |
| constipation | xx/x | Noun |
| contravene | /xx | Verb |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cooling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| correction | x/x | Noun |
| count | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crop | / | Noun, Verb |
| crumple | /x | Verb, Noun |
| crush | / | Verb, Noun |
| cup | / | Noun, Verb |
| curb | / | Noun, Verb |
| cushion | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cut off | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| cut short | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| cutoff | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| dairy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| damp | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| dampen | /x | Verb |
| danger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dash | / | Noun, Verb |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| decipher | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| declare | x/ | Verb |
| decode | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| decompose | xx/ | Verb |
| decrypt | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defy | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| delay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| demarcation | xx/x | Noun |
| demolish | x/x | Verb |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| deplete | x/ | Verb |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| detach | x/ | Verb |
| detect | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| differential | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| disaggregate | xxxx | Verb, Adjective |
| disaggregated | xxxxx | Adjective, Verb |
| disclose | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| disconnection | xx/x | Noun |
| discontinuance | xx/xx | Noun |
| discontinuation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| discontinuity | xxx/xx | Noun |
| discordance | x/x | Noun |
| discover | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| dish | / | Noun, Verb |
