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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| cross the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the mark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the line | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go all the way | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| push it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go to great lengths | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| go the extra mile | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| know no bounds | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| step out of line | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| toe the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run wild | // | Name, Verb |
| run over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| have a go | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bite off more than one can chew | /////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| draw the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go all out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go the distance | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take liberties | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play fast and loose | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| knock oneself out | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| have a few too many | /x///x | Phrase, Verb |
| stop at nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| let oneself go | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| live on the edge | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| boil over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the mark | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| jump the shark | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fly off the handle | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| try it on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| jump the gun | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go the whole hog | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| weigh down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| smoke out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go against the grain | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tempt fate | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go one better | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| kill | / | Verb |
| run to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pull out all the stops | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give | / | Verb |
| carry on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run rampant | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw caution to the wind | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run amok | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bend over backwards | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| up the ante | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go to pot | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall off the wagon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| flip out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| move the goalposts | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make a pig of oneself | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come unstuck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| freak out | /x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| go to the wall | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a nuisance of oneself | /x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a fit | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go to town | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| live it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the roof | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bend the rules | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| do out of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| be riding for a fall | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slip up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| kick over the traces | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| sail close to the wind | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| abject | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| absolutely | xx/x | Adverb |
| accompany | x/xx | Verb |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| additionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| afield | x/ | Adverb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| aging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| alan | /x | Name |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| allen | /x | Name |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| alright | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| also | /x | Adverb |
| alternatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| amply | /x | Adverb |
| an | / | Noun |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| any | /x | Adverb |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| appreciably | x/xx | Adverb |
| are | / | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ascend | x/ | Verb |
| asset | /x | Noun |
| automobile | /xxx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| awfully | /x | Adverb |
| babble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| basking | /x | Noun |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| beep | / | Noun, Verb |
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| behest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| belong | x/ | Verb |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| besides | x/ | Adverb |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bien | / | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| billow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| birr | / | Noun, Verb |
| bis | / | Noun, Adverb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blare | / | Noun, Verb |
| blend | / | Noun, Verb |
| blend in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blow out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bluff | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| brand | / | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| breakfast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| broadly | /x | Adverb |
| bubble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| 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 |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| 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 |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| clearly | /x | Adverb |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| clink | / | Noun, Verb |
| clop | / | Noun, Verb |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| clump | / | Noun, Verb |
| clunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| collection | x/x | Noun |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| come back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cometh | /x | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| completely | x/x | Adverb |
| comprise | x/ | Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| conceived | x/ | Verb |
| conk out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| continuance | x/xx | Noun |
| continue | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| copycat | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cos | / | Noun |
| 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 |
| cubes | / | Noun |
| currently | /xx | Adverb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| decease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decentralized | x/xx | Adjective |
| decidedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| definitely | /xxx | Adverb |
| degree | x/ | Noun |
| deliberately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| depart | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| derail | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| difference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| din | / | Noun, Verb |
| disproportionately | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| distance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| distant | /x | Adjective |
| distinctly | x/x | Adverb |
| distribution | xx/x | Noun |
| do | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| drag | / | Verb, Noun |
| drag out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dramatically | x/xx | Adverb |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| draw back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drift | / | Noun, Verb |
| drink | / | Noun, Verb |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| drone | / | Noun, Verb |
| drown | / | Verb, Noun |
| drum | / | Noun, Verb |
| ease | / | Noun, Verb |
| east | / | Name, Adjective, Adverb |
| eastern | /x | Adjective |
| eat | / | Verb, Noun |
| echo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| eights | / | Noun |
| either | /x | Adverb |
| embark | x/ | Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| endpoint | /x | Noun, Verb |
