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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| move on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| wipe the slate clean | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| let sleeping dogs lie | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| brush aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go by the board | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get something over with | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rake over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| brush off | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| kiss and make up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| sweep aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone down gently | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| live in the past | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the wall | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mend fences | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| leave well enough alone | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn over a new leaf | //xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| tie up loose ends | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| rest easy | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| take it easy | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| turn a blind eye | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| part company | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| come round | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pass the buck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang out to dry | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take no notice of | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take it out on | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| rise above | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bear with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| strike out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bust up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| make short work of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| look the other way | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blank | / | Noun |
| strike up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take something in stride | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to terms with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| see the back of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| get about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| do away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| agree to disagree | x//xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the slip | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow off steam | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| carry on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kiss goodbye | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| change the subject | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone a break | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| part ways | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut someone some slack | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| put up with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| move along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grow up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take lightly | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| get on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| walk away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| work through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bury the hatchet | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| get even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| make no bones about | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| step back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| make a mountain out of a molehill | /x/x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| whistle past the graveyard | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| eat humble pie | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play ball | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come to blows | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cheat on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give something up as a bad job | //x//x// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| mess about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| step forward | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| play off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get to grips with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| abandon | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| abide | x/ | Verb |
| ac | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| accrue | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| actualities | /x/xx | Noun |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| allows | x/ | Verb |
| almanac | /xx | Noun |
| alt | / | Noun, Adjective |
| anna | /x | Name |
| annals | /x | Noun |
| antagonisms | x/xxx | Noun |
| are | / | Noun |
| authorise | xxx | Verb |
| authorize | /xx | Verb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| been | / | Verb |
| benny | /x | Name, Verb |
| bequeathed | x/ | Verb |
| breathe | / | Verb |
| briefs | / | Noun |
| bring | / | Verb |
| brook | / | Noun, Verb |
| bygone | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| calculate | /xx | Verb |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| censuses | /xx | Noun |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| coexist | xx/ | Verb |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| controversies | /xxx | Noun |
| corollary | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| countenance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cry | / | Noun, Verb |
| curve | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dan | / | Noun |
| derive | x/ | Verb |
| disallow | xx/ | Verb |
| do | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| drops | / | Verb, Noun |
| dumped | / | Noun |
| enable | x/x | Verb |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| excuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| favor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| float | / | Noun, Verb |
| forbid | x/ | Verb |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| gave | / | Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hallelujah | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| has | / | Verb |
| hear | / | Verb |
| help | / | Verb, Noun |
| hey | / | Name |
| hire | /x | Verb, Noun |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| ich | / | Noun |
| if | / | Noun |
| in | x | Verb, Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| inform | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| interdict | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| involve | x/ | Verb |
| jean | / | Name |
| jenny | /x | Name, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| l | x | Noun, Adjective |
| lease | / | Noun, Verb |
| leaves | / | Verb |
| legalize | /xx | Verb |
| legitimate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| legitimize | x/xx | Verb |
| lets | / | Verb, Noun |
| listen | /x | Verb, Noun |
| live | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| loose | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| lose | / | Verb, Noun |
| made | / | Noun |
| may | / | Verb, Noun |
| me | / | Noun |
| molest | x/ | Verb |
| multiplier | /xxx | Noun |
| must | / | Verb, Noun |
| need | / | Verb, Noun |
| never | /x | Adverb |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| o | x | Noun, Adjective |
| okay | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| page | / | Noun, Verb |
| pass | / | Verb, Noun |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| permission | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| permit | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| pi | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| please | / | Verb, Adverb |
| predicaments | x/xx | Noun |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| privilege | /x | Noun, Verb |
| prohibit | x/x | Verb |
| proscribe | x/ | Verb |
| provide | x/ | Verb |
| push | / | Verb, Noun |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| put up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| quit | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| re | / | Noun |
| release | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| rent | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| rental | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| revolutions | xx/x | Noun |
| rivals | /x | Noun |
| romeo | /xx | Name |
| say | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| schisms | /x | Adverb |
| should | / | Verb, Noun |
| shout | / | Verb, Noun |
| show | / | Verb, Noun |
| sop | / | Noun, Verb |
| spoke | / | Verb, Noun |
| sponge | / | Noun, Verb |
| stand | / | Verb, Noun |
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| step | / | Noun, Verb |
| stomach | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stop | / | Verb, Noun |
| struggles | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sublease | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sublet | /x | Verb, Noun |
| suffer | /x | Verb |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| tennis | /x | Noun, Verb |
| than | / | Adverb, Noun |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| them | / | Noun |
| then | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| there | / | Adverb, Noun |
| they | / | Noun |
| this | / | Adverb, Noun |
| throw | / | Verb, Noun |
| tire | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tolerate | /xx | Verb |
| trust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| u | / | Noun, Adjective |
| veto | /x | Noun, Verb |
| wait | / | Verb, Noun |
