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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| make matters worse | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn for the worse | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a hash of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| add insult to injury | //x//xx | Phrase, Verb |
| backfire | /x | Noun |
| twist the knife | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make heavy weather of | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rub salt in the wound | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| do a number on | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| twist the knife in the wound | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rub up the wrong way | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the knife in the wound | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put a hurt on | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| paint oneself into a corner | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| up the ante | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make a nuisance of oneself | /x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a mountain out of a molehill | /x/x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bloody | /x | Adjective |
| shoot oneself in the foot | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ask for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the knife | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a scene | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make the best of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| make the best of a bad job | /x//x// | Phrase, Verb |
| look for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| buy time | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put the cart before the horse | /x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get the worst of it | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| end in tears | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fight a losing battle | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go to pot | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play with fire | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a spanner in the works | /x/xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| muck around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| move the goalposts | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| turn to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make a meal of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| make waves | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the tables | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| pick a fight | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| soften the blow | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the mark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| walk into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| paper over the cracks | /x/xx/ | Phrase |
| do out of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| look on the bright side | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| mark | / | Noun |
| muddy the waters | /xx/x | Name, Verb |
| teeter | /x | Noun |
| bite the hand that feeds one | /x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the devil | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the mark | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| learn | / | Verb |
| bark up the wrong tree | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| draw blood | // | Phrase, Verb |
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective |
| accomplish | x/x | Verb |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| achieve | x/ | Verb |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| actuality | xx/xx | Noun |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| additional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| additionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| adept | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| admirable | /xxx | Adjective |
| admit | x/ | Verb |
| advantage | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| advantageous | xx/x | Adjective |
| advisable | x/xx | Adjective |
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| affirmative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| afflict | x/ | Verb |
| affluent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| affords | x/ | Verb |
| affront | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| against | x/ | Adverb |
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| akbar | /x | Name |
| alcohol | /xx | Noun |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| alright | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| alternative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| amicable | /xxx | Adjective |
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| ample | /x | Adjective |
| angelic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| another | x/x | Adjective |
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| anyway | /xx | Adverb |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| appreciable | x/xx | Adjective |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| apt | / | Adjective, Noun |
| arb | / | Noun, Verb |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| aro | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| arrange | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assault | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| asset | /x | Noun |
| attainment | x/x | Noun |
| attractive | x/x | Adjective |
| atypical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| auspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| aware | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| awesome | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| awfully | /x | Adverb |
| aye | / | Name, Adverb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bannister | /xx | Name |
| bash | / | Noun, Verb |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beatific | x/xx | Adjective |
| beau | / | Noun, Verb |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| beauty | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| behave | x/ | Verb |
| bel | / | Name |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| bella | /x | Name |
| belle | / | Name |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bene | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| beneficence | x/xx | Noun |
| beneficent | xx/x | Adjective |
| beneficial | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| benevolence | x/xx | Noun |
| benevolent | x/xx | Adjective |
| benign | x/ | Adjective |
| bereaved | x/ | Adjective |
| besides | x/ | Adverb |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bien | / | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bill | / | Noun, Verb |
| bite | / | Noun, Verb |
| blessedness | /xx | Noun |
| blessings | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| boa | /x | Noun |
| bob | / | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bodily | /xx | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| bom | / | Noun |
| bon | / | Noun |
| bona | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| bond | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bonne | / | Noun |
| bonnie | /x | Name, Adjective |
| bother | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bra | / | Noun |
| brave | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bravo | /x | Name, Verb |
| brawl | / | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| breed | / | Noun, Verb |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| brilliant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| brisk | / | Adjective, Verb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bruise | / | Noun, Verb |
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| bun | / | Noun, Verb |
| burn | / | Verb, Noun |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| call forth | // | Phrase, Verb |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| capable | /xx | Adjective |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| carry out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| casualty | /xxx | Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| charitable | /xxx | Adjective |
| charm | / | Noun, Verb |
| chic | / | Adjective, Noun |
| chit | / | Noun, Verb |
| churn out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| classy | /x | Adjective |
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| clearly | /x | Adverb |
| clever | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| click off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| coif | / | Noun, Verb |
| coiffure | // | Noun, Verb |
| coincide | xx/ | Verb |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
