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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| come to nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| lead nowhere | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| crash and burn | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grief | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| flop | / | Noun |
| go up in flames | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to a stop | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the wall | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the mark | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| draw a blank | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go by the board | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take the count | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| crap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make no odds | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to pot | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| die on the vine | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go up in smoke | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go down the tubes | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the skids | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come up trumps | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| act the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| call | / | Noun |
| fall through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come | / | Verb |
| come down to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| backfire | /x | Noun |
| hit the ceiling | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| fall on deaf ears | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take no notice of | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come a cropper | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go to hell | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| kamikaze | xx/x | Noun |
| run short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| call it quits | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| run out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| strike out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| culminate | /xx | Verb |
| fall off the wagon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| not have the faintest idea | //x/xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| flunk out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fight a losing battle | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hurry up and wait | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| give something up as a bad job | //x//x// | Phrase, Verb |
| come home to roost | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| kick off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| end in tears | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| come off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take the biscuit | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come back to haunt | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between the cracks | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run amuck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose his head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw money around | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sell out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come unstuck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| knock off | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| miss the boat | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| go all the way | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| abstracted | /xx | Adjective |
| accede | x/ | Verb |
| access | /x | Noun, Verb |
| accompany | x/xx | Verb |
| accomplished | x/x | Adjective |
| achieve | x/ | Verb |
| acquire | x/x | Verb |
| acquisitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| actualized | /xxx | Adjective |
| add up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| addicted | x/x | Adjective |
| addled | /x | Adjective |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| administer | x/xx | Verb |
| adopt | x/ | Verb |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| adventurous | x/xx | Adjective |
| afflicted | x/x | Adjective |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| aggregate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| agree | x/ | Verb |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| among | x/ | |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb |
| any | /x | Adverb |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| are | / | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| arrive | x/ | Verb |
| assailed | x/ | Verb |
| assist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| attain | x/ | Verb |
| attend | x/ | Verb |
| attracted | x/x | Adjective |
| aught | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| been | / | Verb |
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| belong | x/ | Verb |
| beryl | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| blame | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| born | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| brought | / | Verb |
| bugger all | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| burnt | / | Adjective |
| bushels | /x | Noun |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| carefree | /x | Adjective |
| cipher | /x | Noun, Verb |
| combative | x/x | Adjective |
| come in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| come up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| conclude | x/ | Verb |
| converted | x/x | Adjective |
| cropped | / | Adjective |
| crossed | / | Adjective |
| cypher | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dare | / | Verb, Noun |
| deceiving | x/x | Noun |
| depart | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| derive | x/ | Verb |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| did | / | Noun |
| disembark | xx/ | Verb |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| distanced | /x | Verb |
| dozens | /x | Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| draw in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| dwell | / | Verb, Noun |
| emanate | /xx | Verb |
| emerge | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| emptiness | /xx | Noun |
| enjoy | x/ | Verb |
| enlightenment | x/xx | Noun |
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| entry | /x | Noun |
| evolved | x/ | Adjective |
| exit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| fare | / | Noun, Verb |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| finished | /x | Adjective |
| fit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| foolishness | /xx | Noun |
| forthcoming | //x | Adjective, Noun |
| furlough | /x | Noun, Verb |
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| get along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| gonna | /x | Verb |
| goose egg | // | Phrase, Noun |
| grown | / | Adjective |
| had | / | Verb |
| hail | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| handcrafted | /xx | Adjective |
| happen | /x | Verb, Adverb |
| happiest | /xx | Adjective |
| heartache | /x | Noun |
| heartbreak | /x | Noun |
| heedless | /x | Adjective |
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| hey | / | Name |
| hiccup | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| hurry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| include | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| income | /x | Noun |
| inlet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| input | /x | Noun, Verb |
| intervene | xx/ | Verb |
| join | / | Verb, Noun |
| journeyed | /x | Noun |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| land | / | Noun, Verb |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| lay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| learnt | / | Verb |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| live | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| made | / | Noun |
| make out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| managed | /x | Verb |
| materialize | x/xxx | Verb |
| meet | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| mongering | /xx | Noun |
| move | / | Verb, Noun |
| move in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| muff | / | Noun, Verb |
| nada | /x | Noun |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| nil | / | Noun |
