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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| scratch a living | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make ends meet | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| earn one's crust | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| live beyond one's means | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| earn one's keep | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| live on the edge | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| scuffle | /x | Noun |
| pay one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's shirt | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bring home the bacon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| feel the pinch | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a go of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| tighten one's belt | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| vote with one's wallet | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's head above water | ///x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| line one's pockets | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| cash in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| pay one's dues | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| scrape along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rough it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break the bank | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| live in each other's pockets | /x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come down with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| shin | / | Noun |
| feather one's nest | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| pay the piper | /x/x | Name, Verb |
| break even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| rake it in | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| catch a break | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw money around | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| laugh all the way to the bank | //x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| not have a pot to piss in | /xxxxxx | Phrase, Verb |
| play with fire | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the purse strings | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| burn out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| write one's own ticket | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| touch | / | Noun |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| work one's fingers to the bone | ///x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep up appearances | //x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| have one's cake and eat it too | /////// | Phrase, Verb |
| make it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pay through the nose | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| live a lie | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| land on one's feet | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut it close | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| live it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| live a little | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| panhandle | /xx | Noun |
| rake in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| live through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pull someone's leg | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| end one's life | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| keep the wolf from the door | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tread water | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hustle | /x | Noun |
| put all one's eggs in one basket | /x//x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| live in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| tap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| strike it rich | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| walk the streets | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang by a thread | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| settle for | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| spring for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sell one's soul | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| kick over the traces | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hurry up and wait | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| hang one's hat | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| run for one's life | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| get what's coming to one | ///x// | Phrase, Verb |
| have one's cake and eat it | ////// | Phrase, Verb |
| make a meal of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| pull one's weight | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's lumps | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| abide | x/ | Verb |
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| accommodate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| accommodation | xxx/x | Noun |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| adaptable | x/xx | Adjective |
| adjourn | x/ | Verb |
| adoptive | x/x | Adjective |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| alive | x/ | Adjective |
| are | / | Noun |
| asset | /x | Noun |
| bach | / | Name, Verb |
| bachelor | /xx | Noun |
| batch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| belong | x/ | Verb |
| birth | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bivouac | /x | Noun, Verb |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| bonus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| born | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| bouncy | /x | Adjective |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| breathe | / | Verb |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| buccaneer | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| budget | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| cam | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| career | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| charged | / | Adjective |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cheque | / | Noun, Adjective |
| childless | /x | Adjective |
| coexist | xx/ | Verb |
| cohabit | x/x | Verb |
| comply | x/ | Verb |
| comprise | x/ | Verb |
| concert | /x | Noun, Verb |
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| contemporaneously | xxx/xxx | Adverb |
| contributes | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| couple | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| death | / | Noun |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| depend | x/ | Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| differs | /x | Verb |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| directly | x/x | Adverb |
| diseased | x/ | Adjective |
| dispel | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| district | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| divorced | x/ | Adjective |
| do | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| domicile | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| drift | / | Noun, Verb |
| dwell | / | Verb, Noun |
| earner | /x | Noun |
| easygoing | /x/x | Adjective |
| eke out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| elastic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| enjoy | x/ | Verb |
| enliven | x/x | Verb |
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exist | x/ | Verb |
| experience | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| fatter | /x | Verb |
| fed | / | Verb, Name |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| fish | / | Noun, Verb |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| flop | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| freedom | /x | Noun |
| fresh | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| glowing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| grown | / | Adjective |
| hail | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| happy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| healthiest | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| heated | /x | Adjective |
| heterosexual | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective |
| in person | x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| in play | x/ | Phrase |
| increasingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| inhabit | x/x | Verb |
| inoculated | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| install | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| interfaith | xx/ | Adjective |
| interracial | xx/x | Adjective |
| invigorate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| jab | / | Noun, Verb |
| keen | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| know | / | Verb, Noun |
| languishing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| leben | /x | Adjective |
| leggy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| lie | / | Verb, Noun |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| lifestyle | /x | Noun |
| lifetime | /x | Noun |
| lift | / | Verb, Noun |
| live by | // | Phrase |
| live down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| live off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| live on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| live out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lived | / | Adjective |
| livelihood | /xx | Noun |
| lively | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| loaded | /x | Adjective |
| lodge | / | Noun, Verb |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| loud | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| love | / | Noun, Verb |
| makes | / | Verb |
| meet | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| move | / | Verb, Noun |
| music | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| neighbor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| neighborhood | /xx | Noun |
| neighbour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| nest | / | Noun, Verb |
| nourished | /x | Adjective |
| occupy | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| occur | x/ | Verb |
| online | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| operate | /xx | Verb |
| overcome | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| pay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| paychecks | /x | Noun |
| payday | /x | Noun |
| payoff | /x | Noun |
| payout | /x | Noun |
| payroll | /x | Noun, Verb |
| people | /x | Noun, Verb |
