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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| get down to business | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| take care of business | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| get down to brass tacks | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| make no bones about | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| break one's neck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hardball | /x | Noun |
| break even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| bring on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get busy | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| come on strong | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| make a go of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| mise | / | Noun |
| buckle down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go to great lengths | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| sell out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go about one's business | /x///x | Phrase, Verb |
| do one's utmost | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| have one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take no prisoners | ///xx | Phrase, Verb |
| make a move | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| do one's damnedest | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| make game of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut to the chase | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come | / | Verb |
| get with the program | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make headway | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| make sense | // | Phrase, Verb |
| earn one's keep | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make ends meet | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the mark | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fit the bill | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| deliver the goods | x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take the bull by the horns | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's eye on the ball | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drive a hard bargain | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| make light work of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| stuff | / | Noun |
| get to grips with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| get to the point | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stop at nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| cut it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go a long way | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp the nettle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective |
| take aim | // | Phrase, Verb |
| see one's way clear to | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| pull one's weight | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get something over with | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go the extra mile | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mean the world to | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to bat | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's cool | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's business elsewhere | ///x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make something of oneself | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a meal of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grips with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| mess | / | Noun |
| cut the mustard | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the cards | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mill | / | Noun |
| make mincemeat out of | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| seal the deal | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make fun of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| gangster | /x | Noun |
| talk turkey | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| mix business with pleasure | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the mat | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go out of one's way | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| bear down on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| talk a good game | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the cake | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go to town | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| level with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| gang up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| push it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give as good as one gets | ////// | Phrase, Verb |
| break the back of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| set the pace | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bear up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go all out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| deadpan | /x | Adjective |
| make the cut | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make no odds | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| balls | / | Noun |
| play the game | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand one's ground | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| come a long way | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| rise above | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bend over backwards | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| toe the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make one's mark | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| actions | /x | Noun |
| activities | x/xx | Noun |
| acts | / | Noun |
| administration | xxx/x | Noun |
| administrative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| advert | xx | Noun, Verb |
| advertising | /xxx | Noun |
| affaires | x/ | Noun |
| affairs | x/ | Noun |
| agency | /xx | Noun |
| agenda | x/x | Noun |
| agribusiness | /xxx | Noun |
| agriculture | /xxx | Noun |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| allowable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| altitude | /xx | Noun |
| american | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| analyses | x/xx | Noun |
| angry | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| appoint | x/ | Verb |
| appreciable | x/xx | Adjective |
| are | / | Noun |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| argue | /x | Verb, Noun |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| averages | /xx | Noun |
| avocation | xx/x | Noun |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badass | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bank | / | Noun, Verb |
| bankruptcy | /xx | Noun |
| bargain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| battalion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| biz | / | Noun |
| boutique | x/ | Noun |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| brand | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring | / | Verb, Noun |
| bring up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| brokerage | /xx | Noun |
| building | /x | Noun |
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| businesses | /xx | Noun |
| businesslike | /xx | Adjective |
| businessman | /xx | Noun |
| businesspeople | /x/x | Noun |
| butchering | /xx | Noun |
| butchery | /xx | Noun |
| calculated | /xxx | Adjective |
| calculation | xx/x | Noun |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| capital | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| card | / | Noun, Verb |
| career | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| carriers | /xx | Adjective |
| cases | /x | Noun |
| catering | /xx | Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| centred | /x | Adjective |
| chain | / | Noun, Verb |
| cite | / | Verb, Noun |
| clientele | xx/ | Noun |
| clients | /x | Noun |
| commerce | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| commercialization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| companies | /xx | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| concerns | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| conclude | x/ | Verb |
| conglomerate | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| connote | x/ | Verb |
| constitute | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| construction | x/x | Noun |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| contractors | /xx | Noun |
| contracts | /x | Noun |
| cooperative | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| corporate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| corporations | xx/x | Verb |
| cots | / | Noun, Adjective |
| count | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cow | / | Noun, Verb |
| cowardly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| craft | / | Noun, Verb |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| customers | /xx | Noun |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| dealers | /x | Verb |
| dealership | /xx | Noun |
| deals | / | Noun |
| debates | x/ | Noun |
| debt | / | Noun |
| decentralized | x/xx | Adjective |
| deduct | x/ | Verb |
| denote | x/ | Verb |
| design | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| designate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| developer | x/xx | Noun |
| development | x/xx | Noun |
| dimensionless | x/xx | Adjective |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| dis | / | Noun, Verb |
| discussions | x/x | Noun |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| east | / | Name, Adjective, Adverb |
| economic | xx/x | Adjective |
| economy | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| empire | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| employer | x/x | Noun |
| employment | x/x | Noun |
| endeavor | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| entail | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| enterprises | /xxx | Noun |
| entity | /xx | Noun |
| entrepreneurs | xxx/ | Noun |
| equate | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| establishment | x/xx | Noun |
| events | x/ | Noun |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| expectation | xx/x | Noun |
| exploitation | xx/x | Noun |
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| extrapolated | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| facility | x/xx | Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| family | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| farm | / | Noun, Verb |
| feel | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| finance | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| financial | x/x | Adjective |
| firms | / | Noun |
| fishing | /x | Noun |
| franchise | /x | Noun, Verb |
| frequency | /xx | Noun |
| function | /x | Noun, Verb |
| functional | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gestion | /x | Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| greenwich | /x | Name |
| grumpy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| guess | / | Verb, Noun |
