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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| throw a spanner in the works | /x/xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| snag | / | Noun |
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the buffers | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come unstuck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the skids | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grief | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hurry up and wait | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| happen upon | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the mark | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| walk into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slip up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between the cracks | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone a hard time | //xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| catch a break | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stumble upon | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| come to a stop | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put a spanner in the works | /x/xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put a hurt on | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the jackpot | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| find oneself | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| meet | / | Verb |
| cut it close | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hang back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stop short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the ground running | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| paint oneself into a corner | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the dirt | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| get there | // | Phrase, Verb |
| leave someone in the lurch | //xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| choke | / | Verb |
| fall behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the runaround | //xx/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| stumble on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit upon | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| run over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put the kibosh on | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the pavement | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| lock horns | // | Phrase, Verb |
| backfire | /x | Noun |
| fall through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the bottle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hack it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| snooker | /x | Noun |
| kick out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| catch | / | Noun |
| hit it off | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hang on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| tie oneself in knots | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| weather the storm | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a blow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bring up short | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| balk | / | Noun |
| nip in the bud | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw someone a curve | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the fan | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lay an egg | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take something in stride | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fight shy of | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drop a clanger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| knock off | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| hit the road | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| make headway | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| dodge a bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| feel the pinch | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick | / | Noun |
| come at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| crap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the mark | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk in on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hack | / | Noun |
| batten down the hatches | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| buy time | // | Phrase, Verb |
| crash | / | Noun |
| twist in the wind | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put a foot wrong | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between two stools | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| abnormality | xx/xx | Noun |
| access | /x | Noun, Verb |
| accident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| accounted | x/x | Verb |
| ace | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| achieving | x/x | Noun |
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| afflict | x/ | Verb |
| airtight | /x | Adjective |
| allocated | /xxx | Adjective |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| amazed | x/ | Adjective |
| amounted | x/x | Verb |
| anchored | /x | Adjective |
| anomaly | x/xx | Noun |
| armed | / | Adjective |
| arrive | x/ | Verb |
| arrive at | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| assaulted | x/x | Verb |
| assigned | x/ | Adjective |
| astonish | x/x | Verb |
| attacking | x/x | Adjective |
| attain | x/ | Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backhand | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bahamian | x/xx | Adjective, Name |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| balsa | /x | Noun |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bark | / | Noun, Verb |
| base hit | // | Phrase, Noun |
| baseball | // | Noun |
| bash | / | Noun, Verb |
| batter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| batting | /x | Noun |
| beamed | / | Adjective |
| beating | /x | Noun |
| been | / | Verb |
| befall | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| belt | / | Noun, Verb |
| beset | x/ | Verb |
| bestseller | //x | Noun |
| biff | / | Name, Verb |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| blast | / | Noun, Verb |
| blemish | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bombard | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| bombing | /x | Noun |
| bonanza | x/x | Noun |
| bonk | / | Noun, Verb |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| bop | / | Noun, Verb |
| boredom | /x | Noun |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottom out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| brain | / | Noun, Verb |
| break even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| broadside | /x | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| buff | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| buffet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| built | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| bump into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bunker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| burke | / | Name, Verb |
| busted | /x | Adjective |
| came | / | Noun |
| cannon | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| capture | /x | Verb, Noun |
| car | / | Noun |
| cardboard | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| carton | /x | Noun, Verb |
| casualty | /xxx | Noun |
| catch up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| chop | / | Noun, Verb |
| clap | / | Noun, Verb |
| clash | / | Noun, Verb |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| clocked | / | Adjective |
| club | / | Noun, Verb |
| coinage | /x | Noun |
| collide | x/ | Verb |
| collision | x/x | Noun |
| combating | x/x | Verb |
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| complication | xx/x | Noun |
| concerned | x/ | Adjective |
| confronted | x/x | Verb |
| connect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| conspiracy | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| contacted | /xx | Verb |
| contested | x/x | Adjective |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| correspondence | xx/x | Noun |
| cosh | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| coup | / | Noun, Verb |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| croquet | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| crush | / | Verb, Noun |
| cudgel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| culminate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cyclone | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| damaged | /x | Adjective |
| darkened | /x | Adjective |
| decked | / | Adjective |
| defeated | x/x | Adjective |
| defect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dent | / | Noun, Verb |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| devastate | /xx | Verb |
| developed | x/x | Adjective |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| discrepancy | x/xx | Noun |
| dispatch | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disqualified | x/xx | Adjective |
| disrupted | x/x | Adjective |
| distressed | x/ | Adjective |
| dose | / | Noun, Verb |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| douse | / | Verb, Noun |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| drag | / | Verb, Noun |
| draught | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| drawback | /x | Noun |
| dribble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| duck | / | Noun, Verb |
| eagle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| earmarked | /x | Verb |
| earned | / | Adjective |
| encounter | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| engulfed | x/ | Verb |
| equalize | /xx | Verb |
| erupted | x/x | Verb |
| execute | /xx | Verb |
| experienced | x/xx | Adjective |
| exploded | x/x | Adjective |
