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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| fall on one's face | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the roof | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the skids | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grief | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the ceiling | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| have a fit | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| flop | / | Noun |
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| flip out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go down like a lead balloon | ///x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fly off the handle | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the buffers | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go up in smoke | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit someone for six | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| burst into tears | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the dirt | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go up in flames | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow one's top | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| knock the stuffing out of | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a fit | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the hay | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn a hair | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blow a fuse | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take its toll | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the deck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| draw blood | // | Phrase, Verb |
| crash and burn | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| blow a gasket | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| backfire | /x | Noun |
| come to nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn for the worse | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's cool | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a blow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hurt someone's feelings | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a tantrum | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a chord | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| catch fire | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| fly into a rage | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| raise hell | // | Phrase, Verb |
| kick off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| flip | / | Noun |
| fall on deaf ears | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| weigh down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fly in the face of | /xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's mind | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| have the wind up | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit a snag | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drive someone up the wall | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| crack up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| take by storm | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| choke | / | Verb |
| have had it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| end in tears | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the gas | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| knock out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow one's cool | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| break someone's heart | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| see red | // | Phrase, Verb |
| flake out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make a splash | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| boil over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| get the wind up | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| put a hurt on | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| flip one's lid | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| blow hot and cold | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| go out with a bang | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bring down the house | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| do a number on | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick up a fuss | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| pitch a fit | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take fright | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come to blows | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| jump down someone's throat | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come down on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to pieces | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| mark | / | Noun |
| pop off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make someone's blood run cold | //x/// | Phrase |
| hit the road | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| strike | / | Noun |
| flip one's wig | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| scare the life out of | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot oneself in the foot | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a scene | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hammer | /x | Noun |
| crash | / | Noun |
| throw up one's hands | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| jump the shark | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| totter | /x | Noun |
| go to pot | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bawl out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make waves | // | Phrase, Verb |
| access | /x | Noun, Verb |
| accident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| accounted | x/x | Verb |
| ace | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| achieve | x/ | Verb |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| adherent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| admirer | x/x | Noun |
| advocate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| afflict | x/ | Verb |
| aficionado | xxx/x | Noun |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| allocated | /xxx | Adjective |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| amateur | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| amazed | x/ | Adjective |
| amounted | x/x | Verb |
| arrive | x/ | Verb |
| arrive at | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun |
| assaulted | x/x | Verb |
| assigned | x/ | Adjective |
| astonish | x/x | Verb |
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| attain | x/ | Verb |
| autograph | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| automobile | /xxx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backhand | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| base hit | // | Phrase, Noun |
| baseball | // | Noun |
| bash | / | Noun, Verb |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| batter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beaten | /x | Adjective |
| been | / | Verb |
| befallen | x/x | Verb |
| believer | x/x | Noun |
| belt | / | Noun, Verb |
| beset | x/ | Verb |
| bestseller | //x | Noun |
| biff | / | Name, Verb |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| blade | / | Noun, Verb |
| blast | / | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blower | /x | Noun |
| boat | / | Noun, Verb |
| bom | / | Noun |
| bomb | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bombard | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| bonanza | x/x | Noun |
| bonk | / | Noun, Verb |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| bop | / | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottom out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| brain | / | Noun, Verb |
| break even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| breather | /x | Noun |
| breeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| broadside | /x | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| buff | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| buffet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| bump into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bunker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| burke | / | Name, Verb |
| busted | /x | Adjective |
| cage | / | Noun, Verb |
| 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 |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| catch up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| ceiling | /x | Noun |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| cheer | / | Noun, Verb |
| chi | / | Name |
| chop | / | Noun, Verb |
| chu | / | Name |
| clap | / | Noun, Verb |
| clash | / | Noun, Verb |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| clocked | / | Adjective |
| club | / | Noun, Verb |
| cock | / | Noun, Verb |
| coinage | /x | Noun |
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| collide | x/ | Verb |
| collision | x/x | Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| concerned | x/ | Adjective |
| cone | / | Noun, Verb |
| confronted | x/x | Verb |
| connect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| conspiracy | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| contacted | /xx | Verb |
| contested | x/x | Adjective |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cool | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| correspondence | xx/x | Noun |
| cosh | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| coup | / | Noun, Verb |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crane | / | Noun, Verb |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| croquet | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| crowd | / | 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 |
| defender | x/x | Noun |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| devastate | /xx | Verb |
| developed | x/x | Adjective |
| devotee | xx/ | Noun |
| dial | /x | Noun, Verb |
| 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 |
| drag | / | Verb, Noun |
