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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| put on airs | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| gloat | / | Verb |
| rule the roost | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| strut one's stuff | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play into someone's hands | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wrap around one's little finger | /x///x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| overplay one's hand | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold sway | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go over someone's head | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull rank | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's own | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw one's weight around | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take the lead | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lay down the law | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the cards | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take liberties | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| take the wheel | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's head high | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| step on someone's toes | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| have one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| eat out of someone's hand | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look down one's nose | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| jockey for position | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take the reins | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull someone's leg | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get the better of | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone have it | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| lay one's hands on | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| put down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| get one's leg over | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| rest on one's laurels | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| walk over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| mouth off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the purse strings | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the helm | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run rings around | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make game of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| rise above | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lick | / | Noun |
| make a nuisance of oneself | /x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get the drop on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick it to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| grandstand | /x | Noun |
| take over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| get one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold all the cards | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| manage | /x | Verb |
| land on one's feet | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| rule with a rod of iron | //x///x | Phrase, Verb |
| swagger | /x | Noun |
| bluff | / | Noun |
| slug it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| roll | / | Noun |
| give as good as one gets | ////// | Phrase, Verb |
| make an exhibition of oneself | //xx/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| do the honors | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat someone at their own game | //x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| work over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| carry off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a spectacle of oneself | /x/xx/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| crack the whip | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| take the law into one's own hands | /x/x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| knock oneself out | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| have nothing on someone | //x//x | Phrase |
| stranglehold | /xx | Noun |
| put a lid on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| have a mind of one's own | /x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| rake someone over the coals | //x/xx/ | Phrase |
| give oneself airs | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold all of the cards | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take it out on | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| sit on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take to task | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make light work of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| fiddle with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep a lid on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| leg it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| slew | / | Noun |
| cross the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| abbot | /x | Noun |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| additional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| additionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| against | x/ | Adverb |
| agribusiness | /xxx | Noun |
| ai | / | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| ailing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ali | /x | Name |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| all over | //x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| allegiance | x/x | Noun |
| almighty | x/x | Name, Adjective, Adverb |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| amen | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| among | x/ | Adverb |
| anew | x/ | Adverb |
| angel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| apostles | x/x | Noun |
| appointed | x/x | Adjective |
| approximately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| army | /x | Noun |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| assistant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| assistive | x/x | Adjective |
| at | / | Noun, Adjective |
| atop | x/ | Adverb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| baron | /x | Noun |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| benefactor | /xxx | Noun |
| besides | x/ | Adverb |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bible | /x | Name |
| blessed | / | Name, Adjective |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| brother | /x | Noun, Verb |
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bygone | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| christ | / | Name |
| christian | /x | Name, Adjective |
| church | / | Noun, Verb |
| closer | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| compared | x/ | Verb |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| completion | x/x | Noun |
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| concluded | x/x | Adjective |
| consummated | /xxx | Adjective |
| continued | x/x | Adjective |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| counselor | /xx | Noun |
| count | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| covering | /xx | Noun |
| cpu | /x | Name |
| creator | x/x | Noun |
| crossing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| dan | / | Noun |
| dang | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| dapper | /x | Adjective |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deputy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| desired | x/x | Adjective |
| despite | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| devant | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| diminished | x/x | Adjective |
| disproportionate | xx/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| divine | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| do | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| doughty | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| due | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| duke | / | Noun, Verb |
| durant | /x | Name |
| during | /x | Noun |
| earl | / | Noun |
| edward | /x | Name |
| either | /x | Adverb |
| elected | x/x | Noun |
| elizabeth | x/xx | Name |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| england | /x | Name |
| enhanced | x/ | Adjective |
| enterprise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| eternal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| everlasting | xx/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| everywhere | /xx | Adverb, Noun |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exaggerated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| exceed | x/ | Verb |
| excellency | //x | Noun |
| excess | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| excessive | x/x | Adjective |
| exiled | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| extra | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| farther | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| father | /x | Noun, Verb |
| feudal | /x | Adjective |
| fig | / | Name, Verb |
| finish | /x | Verb, Noun |
| finite | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| firewalls | /x | Noun |
| flies | / | Noun |
| forgotten | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| francis | /x | Name |
| furthermore | /xx | Adverb |
| gee | / | Name, Verb |
| geez | / | Noun |
| gentleman | /xx | Noun |
| george | / | Name |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| gift | / | Noun, Verb |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| godhead | /x | Noun |
| goodness | /x | Noun |
| gor | / | Noun |
| gosh | / | Noun |
| gracious | /x | Adjective |
| greater | /x | Adjective |
| gui | x | Name |
| handing | /x | Noun |
| harder | /x | Noun |
| hardware | /x | Noun |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| healthcare | /x | Noun |
| heaven | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hell | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| here | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| heuristics | x/x | Noun |
| hi | / | Noun, Adjective |
| higher | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hill | / | Noun, Verb |
| history | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| holy trinity | /x/xx | Name, Name |
| honor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| honour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hoon | / | Noun, Verb |
| hovering | /xx | Noun |
| hypostasis | xx/x | Noun |
| if | / | Noun |
| immoderate | x/xx | Adjective |
| implementations | /xx/x | Noun |
| increase | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| increasingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| industrial | x/xx | Adjective, Name |
| initial | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| innovative | /xxx | Adjective |
| instructional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| instruments | /xx | Noun |
| integrated | /xxx | Adjective |
| ip | / | Name, Adjective |
| is | / | Verb, Noun |
| jeez | / | Name |
