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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| come to nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| lead nowhere | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| spin one's wheels | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the wall | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to naught | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| flop | / | Noun |
| come to grief | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| run along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall off the wagon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go a long way | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the skids | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the mark | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| take a turn for the worse | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to a stop | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go all the way | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| draw a blank | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| fight a losing battle | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make headway | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| die on the vine | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get there | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a walk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the road | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come a long way | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go up in flames | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go to pot | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go too far | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw up one's hands | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| flunk out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go down the tubes | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| move along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| break even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| stay put | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hurry up and wait | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall on one's face | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| get off the ground | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stay behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| fall short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| crap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| crash and burn | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| go up in smoke | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| leave home | // | Phrase, Verb |
| move on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sink like a stone | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go by the board | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| move ahead | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a go of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| twiddle one's thumbs | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall from grace | /// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| sink or swim | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's leave | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make something of oneself | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go all out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stay the course | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give something up as a bad job | //x//x// | Phrase, Verb |
| run to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drag one's feet | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| be riding for a fall | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go out of one's way | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the boat | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| tread water | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hang back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn for the better | /x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between two stools | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the devil | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come unstuck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rest on one's laurels | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| catch a break | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| balk | / | Noun |
| knock oneself out | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| bite the dust | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's mind | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| sit tight | // | Phrase, Verb |
| jump the shark | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run for one's life | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between the cracks | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lay an egg | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| backfire | /x | Noun |
| go to hell | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit a snag | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| take the count | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come home to roost | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| abstraction | x/x | Noun |
| accompany | x/xx | Verb |
| acumen | x/x | Noun |
| acuteness | x/x | Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| affirmations | xx/x | Noun |
| an | / | Noun |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| angst | / | Noun, Verb |
| anguish | /x | Noun, Verb |
| antipodes | x/x | Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| anyplace | /xx | Adverb |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| anywhere | /xx | Adverb, Noun |
| apathy | /xx | Noun |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ascend | x/ | Verb |
| automobile | /xxx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| babble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| barrenness | /xx | Noun |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| beep | / | Noun, Verb |
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| belong | x/ | Verb |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| billow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| birr | / | Noun, Verb |
| blank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blare | / | Noun, Verb |
| blend | / | Noun, Verb |
| blend in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blow out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bluff | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| boredom | /x | Noun |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| breeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| bubble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buddy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| burn out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| buy it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| buy the farm | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| buzz | / | Noun, Verb |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| career | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| castle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| centralized | /xx | Adjective |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| chatter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| chime | / | Noun, Verb |
| chink | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| choke | / | Verb, Noun |
| chug | / | Noun, Verb |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circulate | /xx | Verb |
| clang | / | Noun, Verb |
| clank | / | Noun, Verb |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| clink | / | Noun, Verb |
| clop | / | Noun, Verb |
| clump | / | Noun, Verb |
| clunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| collection | x/x | Noun |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| come back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| conceived | x/ | Verb |
| conk out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| continue | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| counting | /x | Noun |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crawl | / | Verb, Noun |
| creep | / | Verb, Noun |
| croak | / | Noun, Verb |
| cruise | / | Noun, Verb |
| crump | / | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| crunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| decease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decentralized | x/xx | Adjective |
| depart | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| derail | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| din | / | Noun, Verb |
| distribution | xx/x | Noun |
| do | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| drag | / | Verb, Noun |
| drag out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| draw back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drift | / | Noun, Verb |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| drone | / | Noun, Verb |
| drown | / | Verb, Noun |
| drum | / | Noun, Verb |
| ease | / | Noun, Verb |
| echo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| embark | x/ | Verb |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| err | / | Verb |
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| everywhere | /xx | Adverb, Noun |
| exit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expire | x/ | Verb |
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fare | / | Noun, Verb |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ferry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fling | / | Verb, Noun |
| float | / | Noun, Verb |
| flock | / | Noun, Verb |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| forge | / | Verb, Noun |
| forth | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| function | /x | Noun, Verb |
| funding | /x | Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| get about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get going | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| getter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ghost | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| give out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give way | // | Phrase, Verb |
| glide | / | Verb, Noun |
| gone | / | Adjective |
| green | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grow into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| gurgle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| halt | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hasten | /x | Verb, Noun |
| hie | / | Verb |
| hiss | / | Noun, Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| honk | / | Noun, Verb |
