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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| drop a clanger | /xxx | Phrase, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun |
| fall on one's face | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| lay an egg | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| drop a brick | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| leave someone in the lurch | //xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slip up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the mark | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| fall on one's sword | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a dive | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| be riding for a fall | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drop a bomb | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang out to dry | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw under the bus | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pass the buck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw up one's hands | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the boat | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| drop a bombshell | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bottle out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bail | / | Noun |
| flop | / | Noun |
| crap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| screw the pooch | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| flunk out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall from grace | /// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| throw away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drop a hint | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the bomb | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the skids | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get the ball rolling | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| give something up as a bad job | //x//x// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall off the wagon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's foot in it | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| die on the vine | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play ball | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blow off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| leave someone out in the cold | //x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| roll the dice | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| fall behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's eye on the ball | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's foot in one's mouth | ///x// | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grief | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| put down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| choke | / | Verb |
| fall between the cracks | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's touch | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between two stools | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| slack off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot oneself in the foot | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| backfire | /x | Noun |
| kick | / | Noun |
| draw a blank | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drag one's feet | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| drop out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take the count | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep the ball rolling | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| let fly | // | Phrase, Verb |
| flake | / | Noun |
| knock the stuffing out of | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go down like a lead balloon | ///x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the trigger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| put a foot wrong | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone down gently | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| kick to the curb | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull one's weight | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get down to business | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a spill | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sling one's hook | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fight a losing battle | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come to nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw | / | Verb |
| take a tumble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot the messenger | /x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| drop in | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| take it upon oneself | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the dirt | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bounce | / | Noun |
| kick off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| push one's luck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick one's neck out | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| call | / | Noun |
| run out the clock | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit a snag | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| abandon | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| abatement | x/x | Noun |
| abolish | x/x | Verb |
| abort | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| absorption | x/x | Noun |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| affixing | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| age | / | Noun, Verb |
| alleviation | xxx/x | Noun |
| ammo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| atomic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| attend to | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| backsliding | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| bag | / | Noun, Verb |
| baggy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bal | / | Name, Adjective |
| balance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bale | / | Noun, Verb |
| balled | / | Adjective |
| balloon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ballplayer | /xx | Noun |
| ballroom | /x | Noun, Verb |
| barrel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| baseball | // | Noun |
| basket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basketball | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| beach ball | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bead | / | Noun, Verb |
| bearings | /x | Noun |
| bell | / | Noun, Verb |
| billiard ball | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blackjack | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bola | /x | Noun |
| bolt | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bolus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| booty | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bowl | / | Noun, Verb |
| bowler | /x | Noun |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| buck | / | Noun, Verb |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| button | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun |
| candy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cannonball | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cap | / | Noun, Verb |
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cast off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| castle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| chain | / | Noun, Verb |
| checking | /x | Noun |
| chop down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| chute | / | Noun, Verb |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clap | / | Noun, Verb |
| classify | /xx | Verb |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| clew | / | Noun, Verb |
| clod | / | Noun, Verb |
| clot | / | Noun, Verb |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| clump | / | Noun, Verb |
| collapse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| commit | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| consume | x/ | Verb |
| contraction | x/x | Noun |
| counting | /x | Noun |
| coward | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cowardly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| crevasse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cricket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cricket ball | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| crotch | / | Noun, Verb |
| crystal | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cube | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| curtailment | x/x | Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cut down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| cutback | /x | Noun |
| dance | / | Noun, Verb |
| dangle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| dash | / | Noun, Verb |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| deceleration | xxx/x | Noun |
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decrement | xxx | Noun, Verb |
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| degradation | xx/x | Noun |
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| deletion | x/x | Noun |
| delivery | x/xx | Noun |
| demise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| demotion | x/x | Noun |
| deplete | x/ | Verb |
| deposit | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| depreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| depress | x/ | Verb |
| depression | x/x | Noun |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| desist | x/ | Verb |
| detach | x/ | Verb |
| deteriorate | x/xxx | Verb |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| dim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| diminution | xx/x | Noun |
| dip | / | Noun, Verb |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| disc | / | Noun, Verb |
| discard | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| discontinue | xx/x | Verb |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| disposal | x/x | Noun |
| dispose | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ditch | / | Noun, Verb |
| dive | / | Noun, Verb |
| doom | / | Noun, Verb |
| dope | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downfall | /x | Noun, Verb |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| downsizing | /xx | Noun |
| downturn | /x | Noun, Verb |
| doze | / | Verb, Noun |
| drag | / | Verb, Noun |
| drawdown | /x | Noun |
| drawing | /x | Noun |
| drift | / | Noun, Verb |
| drink | / | Noun, Verb |
| drip | / | Noun, Verb |
| droop | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| drop cloth | // | Phrase, Noun |
| dropdown | /x | Noun, Adjective |
