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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| troubled | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| distressed | x/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| hard put | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| in a bad way | xx// | Phrase, Adjective |
| pressed for time | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| last minute | //x | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| screwed | / | Verb |
| boned | / | Adjective |
| snowed under | //x | Phrase, Adjective |
| out of one's depth | //// | Phrase, Adjective |
| hard done by | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| stuck up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| on the ropes | /x/ | Phrase |
| easier said than done | /xx/// | Phrase, Adjective |
| stuck on | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| in for it | x// | Phrase, Adjective |
| stay | / | Verb |
| bent on | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| spare | / | Adjective |
| hot on | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| down on one's luck | //// | Phrase, Adjective |
| beat | / | Noun |
| flat on one's back | //// | Phrase, Adjective |
| dipped | / | Verb |
| high and dry | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| dead on one's feet | //// | Phrase, Adjective |
| busting | /x | Noun |
| off the hook | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| hot to trot | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| thrown | / | Verb |
| shot | / | Noun |
| around the corner | x/x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| down for the count | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| slow off the mark | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| cut out | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| cut up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| through the mill | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| cashed | / | Verb |
| taken aback | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| over one's head | /x// | Phrase, Adjective |
| gone | / | Verb |
| quick as a flash | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| loaded for bear | /x// | Phrase, Adjective |
| teed off | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| heated | /x | Adjective |
| stick | / | Noun |
| backed | / | Adjective |
| chopped | / | Adjective |
| easy as falling off a log | /x//x/x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| shook up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| fresh out of | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| nip and tuck | /// | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| full speed ahead | //x/ | Phrase, Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| round the twist | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| all in a day's work | /xx// | Phrase |
| ailing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| beleaguered | x/x | Adjective |
| destitute | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| needy | /x | Adjective |
| poorly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| struggling | /xx | Noun |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
