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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| break the bank | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| burn one's boats | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a gamble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| gamble | /x | Noun |
| lose one's shirt | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| plunge | / | Noun |
| go one better | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| go all out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw money around | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| push one's luck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the plunge | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tempt fate | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play the field | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| butter | /x | Noun |
| roll the dice | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| press one's luck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| risk one's neck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| shove | / | Noun |
| go to the wall | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| back out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| punt | / | Noun |
| give one's all | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the field | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| overplay one's hand | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull out all the stops | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put all one's eggs in one basket | /x//x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw caution to the wind | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a bath | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play with fire | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| strike it rich | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go the whole hog | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| live beyond one's means | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| mise | / | Noun |
| try one's luck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bust out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the odds | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| spare no effort | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| up the ante | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bring home the bacon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| run through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hedge one's bets | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| tap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| push it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stop at nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| knock oneself out | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cast one's net wide | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's chances | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| laugh all the way to the bank | //x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go a bundle on | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| seek one's fortune | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| rake it in | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| reach for the stars | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tout | / | Verb, Noun |
| carry all before one | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| chance | / | Noun |
| totter | /x | Noun |
| run wild | // | Name, Verb |
| do one's utmost | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| go in for | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pound | / | Noun |
| stand in | /x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| play it safe | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| sweep the board | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot | / | Noun |
| live on the edge | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| break new ground | /// | Name, Verb |
| end it all | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut one's losses | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| kick over the traces | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| break even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw down the gauntlet | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go all the way | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| accompany | x/xx | Verb |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| alive | x/ | Adjective |
| an | / | Noun |
| andre | /x | Name |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| annulled | /x | Adjective |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| arm | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| arthur | /x | Name |
| ascend | x/ | Verb |
| automobile | /xxx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| babble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bailed | / | Verb |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bankrupt | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| baron | /x | Noun |
| baronet | /xx | Noun |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| beep | / | Noun, Verb |
| began | x/ | Verb |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| belong | x/ | Verb |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bested | /x | Verb |
| betrayed | x/ | Adjective |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| billow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| birr | / | Noun, Verb |
| blanked | / | Adjective |
| blare | / | Noun, Verb |
| blend | / | Noun, Verb |
| blend in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| blew | / | Noun, Adjective |
| blow out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bluff | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| braved | / | Verb |
| breached | / | Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| breeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| bubble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| burn out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| buy it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| buy the farm | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| buzz | / | Noun, Verb |
| came | / | Noun |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| canceled | /x | Adjective |
| career | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| castle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| caved | / | 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 |
| churning | /x | Noun |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circulate | /xx | Verb |
| clang | / | Noun, Verb |
| clank | / | Noun, Verb |
| clarke | / | Name |
| classifiable | /xxxx | Adjective |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| clink | / | Noun, Verb |
| clop | / | Noun, Verb |
| clump | / | Noun, Verb |
| clunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| collapsed | x/ | Verb |
| collection | x/x | Noun |
| colonel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| 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 |
| contravened | /x/ | Verb |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| counting | /x | Noun |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crawl | / | Verb, Noun |
| creep | / | Verb, Noun |
| croak | / | Noun, Verb |
| crossed | / | Adjective |
| cruise | / | Noun, Verb |
| crump | / | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| crunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| damaged | /x | Adjective |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| decease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decentralized | x/xx | Adjective |
| defeated | x/x | Adjective |
| depart | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| derail | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| destroyed | x/ | Adjective |
| did | / | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| din | / | Noun, Verb |
| dishes | /x | Noun |
| disintegrated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| disobeyed | xx/ | Verb |
| distribution | xx/x | Noun |
| ditched | / | Adjective |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| drag | / | Verb, Noun |
| drag out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| draw back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drift | / | Noun, Verb |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| drone | / | Noun, Verb |
| dropped | / | Adjective |
| drown | / | Verb, Noun |
| drum | / | Noun, Verb |
| ease | / | Noun, Verb |
| echo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| edward | /x | Name |
| embark | x/ | Verb |
| empty | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| entered | /x | Verb |
| err | / | Verb |
| erupted | x/x | Verb |
| exit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expire | x/ | Verb |
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| fare | / | Noun, Verb |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ferry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fitzgerald | x/x | Name |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| fling | / | Verb, Noun |
| flipped | / | Noun |
| float | / | Noun, Verb |
| flock | / | Noun, Verb |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| forced | / | Adjective |
| forge | / | Verb, Noun |
| forth | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| fractured | /x | 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 |
| get off the ground | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
