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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| miss out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the mark | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| fall through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| catch | / | Noun |
| lose one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slip through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between the cracks | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| burn one's boats | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| skip out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a dive | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slip up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make a run for it | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| trim one's sails | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go by the board | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the skids | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bug out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| take a flying leap | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| die on the vine | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| take a spill | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick | / | Noun |
| flunk out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall off the wagon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the slip | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bail | / | Noun |
| sail close to the wind | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grab | / | Noun |
| fall into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| catch a break | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| bottle | /x | Noun |
| cut it close | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bide one's time | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| run a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw up one's hands | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| sink or swim | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fish or cut bait | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grief | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between two stools | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| push the boat out | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| jump the gun | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| jump ship | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's time | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| push one's luck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bottle out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| leave someone in the lurch | //xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| be riding for a fall | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| checkmate | /x | Noun |
| overstep the mark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| strike out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make time | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blow off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit a snag | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bring up the rear | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| flop | / | Noun |
| overplay one's hand | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's touch | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get lucky | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| fluke | / | Noun |
| run with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's chances | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| come | / | Verb |
| slip someone's mind | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| press one's luck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| pass unnoticed | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| cross the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get off the ground | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw under the bus | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rock the boat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the deck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bail out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bark up the wrong tree | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| light out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run out on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp | / | Noun |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| run away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| walk away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| chance | / | Noun |
| fall on one's face | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| bounce | / | Noun |
| hang out to dry | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| jump the shark | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slack off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hang back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take to one's heels | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| choke | / | Verb |
| ache | / | Noun, Verb |
| aeroplane | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| aircraft | /x | Noun |
| airplane | /x | Noun, Verb |
| america | x/xx | Name |
| amy | /x | Name |
| annoy | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| ark | / | Noun |
| astray | x/ | Adverb |
| attend | x/ | Verb |
| attend to | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| avoidance | x/x | Noun |
| baby | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| barge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bark | / | Noun, Verb |
| battleship | /xx | Noun |
| belle | / | Name |
| berthing | /x | Noun |
| betty | /x | Name, Verb |
| billy | /x | Name |
| bimbo | /x | Noun |
| bird | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| boatman | /x | Noun |
| boot | / | Noun, Verb |
| bot | / | Noun, Verb |
| bother | /x | Verb, Noun |
| boyfriend | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breach | / | Noun, Verb |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| brink | / | Noun |
| bug | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| building | /x | Noun |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| canister | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| canoe | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| canteen | x/ | Noun |
| car | / | Noun |
| carib | /x | Name |
| cavalry | /xx | Noun |
| chelsea | /x | Name |
| chick | / | Noun, Verb |
| choy | / | Noun |
| church | / | Noun, Verb |
| cinderella | xx/x | Name |
| colleen | x/ | Name |
| composite | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| compound | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| councillors | /xx | Noun |
| craft | / | Noun, Verb |
| crew | / | Noun, Verb |
| cruise | / | Noun, Verb |
| cruiser | /x | Noun |
| cry | / | Noun, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cutter | /x | Noun |
| daisy | /x | Name |
| dame | / | Noun, Verb |
| damsel | /x | Noun |
| darling | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| deceive | x/ | Verb |
| dinghy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dixie | /x | Name |
| doll | / | Noun, Verb |
| donkey | /x | Noun |
| doomed | / | Adjective |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| dud | / | Noun, Adjective |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| elizabeth | x/xx | Name |
| embarkation | xx/x | Noun |
| erin | /x | Name |
| errors | /x | Noun |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| exclude | x/ | Verb |
| expeditionary | xx/xxx | Name, Adjective |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| fanny | /x | Name |
| fated | /x | Adjective |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ferry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fish | / | Noun, Verb |
| fisher | /x | Name |
| flapper | /x | Noun |
| fleet | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| float | / | Noun, Verb |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| frau | / | Name |
| fraulein | /x | Name |
| freighter | /x | Adverb |
| fräulein | x/ | Name |
| gal | / | Noun |
| galbraith | /x | Name |
| galley | /x | Noun |
| gibson girl | /x/ | Name, Name |
| girl | / | Noun, Verb |
| gondola | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| gourd | / | Noun |
| gravy boat | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| guard boat | // | Phrase, Noun |
| gunboat | /x | Noun |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| heather | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hereford | /xx | Name |
| historian | x/xx | Noun |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| honourable | /xxx | Adjective, Name |
| houseboat | /x | Noun |
| hoy | / | Noun, Verb |
| hull | / | Noun, Verb |
| hwan | / | Name |
| ignorant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| ilex | /x | Noun |
| impinge on | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| jane | / | Name |
| jar | / | Noun, Verb |
| jeune fille | // | Phrase, Noun |
| jump | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| kate | / | Name |
| kayak | /x | Noun, Verb |
| kiss | / | Noun, Verb |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
| lady | /x | Noun, Verb |
| languish | /x | Verb |
| lass | / | Noun |
| lassie | /x | Noun |
| launch | / | Noun, Verb |
| lawmaker | /xx | Noun |
| leave out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| leighton | /x | Name |
| lifeboat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lighter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| liner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ling | / | Noun |
| lonely | /x | Adjective |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| longboat | /x | Noun |
| lose | / | Verb, Noun |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| madam | /x | Noun, Verb |
| madame | /x | Name |
| mademoiselle | xxx/ | Noun, Verb |
| maid | / | Noun, Verb |
| maiden | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| marge | / | Name, Verb |
| marine | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| marion | /xx | Name |
| maritime | /xx | Adjective |
| martha | /x | Name |
| mary | /x | Name |
| members | /x | Noun |
| mesa | /x | Noun |
| mess | / | Noun, Verb |
| milady | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| mile | / | Noun |
| military | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| min | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| missile | /x | Noun |
