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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| change hands | // | Phrase, Verb |
| walk into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between the cracks | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| let something slip | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone have it | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| give the game away | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grief | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall from grace | /// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| walk off with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| slip through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| find oneself | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold | / | Noun |
| come unstuck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn for the worse | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fool with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the streets | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the slip | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slip up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hand down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bark up the wrong tree | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| leave someone in the lurch | //xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rub up the wrong way | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| let on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stumble upon | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go to pot | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| let the cat out of the bag | /x///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the mark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put a foot wrong | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| do out of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose touch | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw to the wolves | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| loose cannon | //x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| fiddle with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang out to dry | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| keep an eye on | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| happen upon | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run wild | // | Name, Verb |
| smuggle | /x | Verb |
| make free with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| come in handy | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| abate | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| aberrant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| abnormal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| abroad | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| abstentions | x/x | Noun |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| abusive | x/x | Adjective |
| access | /x | Noun, Verb |
| accrue | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| accumulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| acquisition | xx/x | Noun |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| acting | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| affirmative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| affirming | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| affront | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| against | x/ | Adverb |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| alight | x/ | Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| among | x/ | |
| aneurysm | /x/x | Noun |
| anomalous | x/xx | Adjective |
| anomaly | x/xx | Noun |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| are | / | Noun |
| aright | xx | Adverb, Verb |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| arms | / | Noun |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| ascend | x/ | Verb |
| ascension | x/x | Noun |
| ascent | x/ | Noun |
| askew | x/ | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| at | / | Noun, Adjective |
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| audited | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Name |
| authoritative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| autumn | /x | Noun, Verb |
| avalanche | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| awry | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| backup | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bean | / | Noun, Verb |
| became | x/ | Verb |
| behavior | x/x | Noun |
| belongs | x/ | Verb |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| blows | / | Noun, Verb |
| bogus | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| boil down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bow | / | Noun, Verb |
| bras | / | Noun |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| breakup | /x | Noun |
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cad | / | Name |
| called | / | Adjective |
| capitulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| carpenters | /xx | Noun |
| cascade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| cell | / | Noun, Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| cheated | /x | Adjective |
| cheesy | /x | Adjective |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| chow | / | Noun, Verb |
| chutes | / | Noun |
| circa | /x | Noun |
| clans | / | Noun |
| classic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| classify | /xx | Verb |
| claws | / | Verb |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| climb | / | Verb, Noun |
| climb down | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| clock | / | Noun, Verb |
| clutches | /x | Noun |
| cobb | / | Name |
| coherent | x/x | Adjective |
| cohesive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| collapse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| come down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| commit | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| commonsensical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| compensate | /xx | Verb |
| complement | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| concentrate | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| confident | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| congregate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| conjoint | x/ | Adjective |
| considered | x/x | Adjective |
| consolidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| contraction | x/x | Noun |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cool | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| correspond | xx/ | Verb |
| counseling | /xx | Noun |
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| counterfeit | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| craftsmen | /x | Noun |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| crew | / | Noun, Verb |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crisp | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crooked | /x | Adjective |
| crumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| crummy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| curtailment | x/x | Noun |
| custody | /xx | Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| damage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dans | / | Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| deadlines | /x | Verb |
| decadence | /xx | Noun |
| decay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| declaratory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| declines | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decreases | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defective | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| definite | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| deflate | x/ | Verb |
| demise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| depreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| dereliction | xx/x | Noun |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| destination | xx/x | Noun |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| devaluation | xxx/x | Noun |
