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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| draw a line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cross the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| toe the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lay down the law | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| toe the mark | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| step out of line | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the line | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the mark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand one's ground | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go too far | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's foot down | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a stand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand between | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the wall | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stick to one's guns | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| paint oneself into a corner | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| cut down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| live on the edge | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| call it a day | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| draw in one's horns | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the trigger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| dig in one's heels | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| draw a bead on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's finger on | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| budge an inch | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| strike out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go out of one's way | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| know no bounds | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| call someone's bluff | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| put up with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| put up or shut up | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| strain a point | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| show someone the door | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| step back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| push it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| draw blood | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bite off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| crack down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make the cut | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bring up the rear | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| trim one's sails | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| draw a blank | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wear out one's welcome | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| bite one's tongue | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| blaze a trail | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| step on someone's toes | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| burn one's bridges | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| take sides | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| walk away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| pin down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| taboo | x/ | Noun |
| see one's way clear to | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| ring down the curtain | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| move the goalposts | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go against the grain | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take the stand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's peace | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make one's bed and lie in it | /////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play with fire | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| hurt someone's feelings | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's pick | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| shut one's mouth | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| drag one's feet | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| sit still | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pull in one's horns | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut to the quick | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the road | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take no prisoners | ///xx | Phrase, Verb |
| throw out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a blow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| say the word | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up and be counted | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw under the bus | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's tongue | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| pull up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stick to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| call it quits | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| settle for | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stop short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone a piece of one's mind | //xx//// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick one's neck out | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall on one's sword | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| pull out all the stops | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take to task | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| stop at nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| call out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| shut one's face | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick by | // | Phrase, Verb |
| abduct | x/ | Verb |
| absorb | x/ | Verb |
| absorptive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| accord | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| accordance | x/x | Noun |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| achieve | x/ | Verb |
| activity | x/xx | Noun |
| adaptation | xx/x | Noun |
| adapting | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adduct | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adequacy | /xxx | Noun |
| adherence | x/x | Noun |
| adjust | x/ | Verb |
| adjustment | x/x | Noun |
| adopt | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| advise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| agreement | x/x | Noun |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| airline | /x | Noun |
| airliner | /xx | Noun |
| airway | /x | Noun |
| alert | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| align | x/ | Verb |
| alignment | x/x | Noun |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ancestry | /xx | Noun |
| angling | /x | Noun |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| application | xx/x | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| appropriateness | x/xxx | Noun |
| appropriation | xxx/x | Noun |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| argumentation | xxx/x | Noun |
| arouse | x/ | Verb |
| arrangement | x/x | Noun |
| array | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| arrive | x/ | Verb |
| arrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| artist | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| aspirate | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| aspire | x/ | Verb |
| assembly line | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| attach | x/ | Verb |
| attitude | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| attract | x/ | Verb |
| attraction | x/x | Noun |
| attractiveness | x/xx | Noun |
| automated | /xxx | Adjective |
| avail | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| available | x/xx | Adjective |
| axial | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| axis | /x | Noun |
| babbitt | /x | Name, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| balance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| balloting | /xx | Noun |
| band | / | Noun, Verb |
| bank | / | Noun, Verb |
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| barrier | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| battle line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| bitter end | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| biz | / | Noun |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| bloodline | /x | Noun |
| blot | / | Noun, Verb |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| bolt | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bond | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| border | /x | Noun, Verb |
| borderline | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bottom line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bound | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| boundaries | /xx | Noun |
| branch | / | Noun, Verb |
| branch line | // | Phrase, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| breed | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring | / | Verb, Noun |
| brink | / | Noun |
| build | / | Verb, Noun |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cable | /x | Noun, Verb |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| canal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| capitalise | /xxx | Verb |
| capitalize | /xxx | Verb |
| capture | /x | Verb, Noun |
| career | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| carriageway | /xx | Noun |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cart | / | Noun, Verb |
| cartoon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| casuistry | /xx | Noun |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| category | /xxx | Noun |
| catering | /xx | Noun |
| ceiling | /x | Noun |
| centerline | /xx | Noun |
| chain | / | Noun, Verb |
| chalk | / | Noun, Verb |
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chart | / | Noun, Verb |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| check out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| checker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cheque | / | Noun, Adjective |
| chorus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chorus line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circulation | /xxx | Noun |
| circumscribe | xx/ | Verb |
| clicking | /x | Noun |
| clothes | / | Noun |
| coax | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cockle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coherence | x/x | Noun |
| coherent | x/x | Adjective |
| collect | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| collection | x/x | Noun |
| color | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| color in | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| colour | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| column | /x | Noun |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| comedy | /xx | Noun |
| compatible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| compile | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| compliance | x/x | Noun |
| compliant | x/x | Adjective |
| computerised | x/xx | Adjective |
| computerized | x/xx | Adjective |
| concentrate | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| concert | /x | Noun, Verb |
| conclude | x/ | Verb |
| concordance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| conduit | /xx | Noun |
| conformance | x/x | Noun |
| conformity | x/xx | Noun |
| conga line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| congruence | /xx | Noun |
| conjunction | x/x | Noun |
| connect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| consensus | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| consistency | x/xx | Noun |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| consisting | x/x | Verb |
| consonance | /xx | Noun |
| construct | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| consumer credit | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| consumption | x/x | Noun |
| contact | /x | Noun, Verb |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| contiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| continental | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| contour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
