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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| back down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| back off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bow out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pull out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| wimp out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fight shy of | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| duck out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's nerve | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bottle out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| crap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| flinch | / | Verb |
| walk away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| crab | / | Noun |
| squawk | / | Noun |
| skip out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fly the coop | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bottle | /x | Noun |
| hold one's nose | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| drag one's feet | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| climb down | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| count one's chickens | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw up one's hands | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| dare | / | Verb |
| sit on one's hands | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| guts | / | Noun |
| bite the bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| get down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| flake | / | Noun |
| hide one's light under a bushel | ////xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| turn a hair | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cook someone's goose | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bug out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| run for one's life | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| chuck | / | Noun |
| take a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| choke | / | Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| step back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| go out of one's way | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick one's neck out | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| lay an egg | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take to one's heels | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| come out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| walk on eggshells | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| strike out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hunker down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| dodge a bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get out of someone's face | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the slip | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| punk | / | Noun |
| come around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a run for it | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| shut one's face | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| run a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run for it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| balk | / | Noun |
| turn tail | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take the plunge | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take flight | // | Phrase, Verb |
| eat one's words | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| settle for | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tiptoe around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the skids | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn on one's heel | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| knuckle under | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp the nettle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| vote with one's feet | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's foot in it | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| step down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cold shoulder | //x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| bite the dust | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a back seat | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| call someone's bluff | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone down gently | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| switch off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bring out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| chance one's arm | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give something up as a bad job | //x//x// | Phrase, Verb |
| scare the life out of | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| stay out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put up or shut up | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw caution to the wind | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take fright | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bite off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| err on the side of caution | //x///x | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the dogs | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a gamble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| say no | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| abroad | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| activities | x/xx | Noun |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| afield | x/ | Adverb |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| alibi | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| alligator | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| among | x/ | Adverb |
| an | / | Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| ape | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| aside | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ave | /xx | Name |
| avian | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| babe | / | Noun |
| baby | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bacon | /x | Noun |
| bags | / | Noun, Verb |
| baked | / | Adjective |
| bantam | /x | Name, Adjective |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| beef | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| besides | x/ | Adverb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| biddy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bird | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blackout | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| bread | / | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| broiler | /x | Noun |
| bug | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bunny | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| burn | / | Verb, Noun |
| capon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| casserole | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| celery | /xx | Noun |
| chick | / | Noun, Verb |
| chickenpox | /xx | Noun |
| chops | / | Noun, Verb |
| ciao | / | Name |
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| clearly | /x | Adverb |
| cock | / | Noun, Verb |
| completed | x/x | Adjective |
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| consignment | x/x | Noun |
| coop | / | Noun, Verb |
| cop | / | Noun, Verb |
| copper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| coward | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cowardly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cutie | /x | Noun |
| dame | / | Noun, Verb |
| dating | /x | Noun |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| define | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| detached | x/ | Adjective |
| determine | x/x | Verb |
| dinner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dirtier | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| disappear | xx/ | Verb |
| disorderly | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| dominick | /xx | Name |
| dominique | xx/ | Name |
| done | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| doormat | /x | Noun |
| doors | / | Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| duck | / | Noun, Verb |
| ducky | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| dumplings | /x | Adjective |
| eat | / | Verb, Noun |
| egg | / | Noun, Verb |
| egress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| elephant | /xx | Noun |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| emitting | x/x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| ended | /x | Adjective |
| eradicate | x/xx | Verb |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| every | /xx | Noun |
| everything | /xx | Verb |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| exclude | x/ | Verb |
| excuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| executive | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| exit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| exterior | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| external | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extinct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| extinguished | x/x | Adjective |
| extract | /x | Verb, Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| fancy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| farm | / | Noun, Verb |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fearful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| feather | /x | Noun, Verb |
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fill | / | Verb, Noun |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| finger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| finish | /x | Verb, Noun |
| finite | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fireball | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fired | /x | Adjective |
| fish | / | Noun, Verb |
| flipper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| food | / | Noun |
| fora | /x | Noun |
| forbidden | /xx | Adjective |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| forth | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fowl | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| fried | / | Adjective, Name |
| fryer | /x | Noun |
| fuzz | / | Noun, Verb |
| gal | / | Noun |
| gap | / | Noun, Verb |
| girl | / | Noun, Verb |
| glass | / | Noun, Verb |
| goat | / | Noun, Verb |
| gone | / | Adjective |
| goose | / | Noun, Verb |
| gradually | /xxx | Adverb |
| graduated | /xxx | Adjective |
| graduation | xx/x | Noun |
| grease | / | Noun, Verb |
| grouse | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| halfway | // | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ham | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| handkerchief | /xx | Noun |
| hatching | /x | Noun |
| hen | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| here | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| hog | / | Noun, Verb |
| honey | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hussy | /x | Noun |
| impermissible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| implement | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| in | x | Verb, Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| indicate | /xx | Verb |
| into | x/ | Noun |
| jump | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| kiddo | /x | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective |
| kitchen | /x | Noun, Verb |
