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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| look on the bright side | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| come out smelling of roses | ///x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| paint the town red | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| come up smelling of roses | ///x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| paint oneself into a corner | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come up smelling like a rose | ///x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| paint the town | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come out smelling like a rose | ///x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cheer up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| grease the wheels | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| keep up appearances | //x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| get the picture | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| flatter | /x | Verb |
| kiss up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut a figure | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| see things | // | Phrase, Verb |
| wax lyrical | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| turn up trumps | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| put on a clinic | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hope against hope | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| caricature | /xxx | Noun |
| talk a good game | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| roll out the red carpet | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| smile from ear to ear | ///// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| whistle past the graveyard | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| rouse | / | Noun |
| hit the jackpot | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| say it all | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lead on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| breathe easy | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| reach for the stars | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| live it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make light of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| put in a good word | /xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| weather the storm | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put on airs | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lighten up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn for the better | /x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| put on a brave face | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| soften the blow | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| save the day | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| canvass | /x | Noun |
| wipe the slate clean | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| see the light of day | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| make the best of a bad job | /x//x// | Phrase, Verb |
| ring true | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make a scene | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| face up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make a virtue of necessity | /x/x/x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| play to the gallery | //x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| raise the roof | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| draw a line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wish someone well | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| imagine | x/x | Verb |
| breathe a sigh of relief | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| spring to mind | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| crack a smile | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rosa | /x | Name |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make light work of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| smell the roses | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| rise to the occasion | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| sleep like a baby | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| smoke like a chimney | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| pour oil on troubled waters | ////x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| err on the side of caution | //x///x | Phrase, Verb |
| up the ante | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| trump up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| camp it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| run past | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cook the books | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow a kiss | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a kiss | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lead someone up the garden path | //x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| puff | / | Noun |
| preach to the choir | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| act out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| abstraction | x/x | Noun |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| acrylic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| adieu | x/ | Noun |
| adjoining | x/x | Adjective |
| amelia | x/x | Name |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| art | / | Noun |
| artist | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| artwork | /x | Noun |
| ashen | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| auspicious | x/x | Adjective |
| autograph | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backdrop | /x | Noun, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| balance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| betty | /x | Name, Verb |
| bitmap | /x | Noun |
| blackboard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blooming | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blush | / | Noun, Verb |
| bob | / | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| brand | / | Noun, Verb |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| brilliant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| brush | / | Noun, Verb |
| bullish | /x | Adjective |
| buoyant | /x | Adjective |
| bye | / | Noun, Adjective |
| came | / | Noun |
| camera | /xx | Noun |
| cameraman | /xxx | Noun |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| caption | /x | Noun, Verb |
| carol | /x | Name, Verb |
| carpeting | /xx | Noun |
| cartoon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| celluloid | /xx | Noun |
| chalkboard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| characterization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| chart | / | Noun, Verb |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| chiaroscuro | xxx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| chromatic | x/x | Adjective |
| chrome | / | Noun, Verb |
| cinema | /xx | Noun |
| cinematic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| cinematographic | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| cliche | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cliché | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clip | / | Noun, Verb |
| clue | / | Noun, Verb |
| coat | / | Noun, Verb |
| color | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| colour | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| complexion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| concept | /x | Noun, Verb |
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| consolidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| coppery | /xx | Adjective |
| corny | /x | Adjective |
| courtesy | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| credit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crimson | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dale | / | Name |
| daub | / | Noun, Verb |
| decor | x/ | Noun |
| decorate | /xx | Verb |
| delineation | xxx/x | Noun |
| depict | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| describe | x/ | Verb |
| description | x/x | Noun |
| design | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| diagram | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dictionary | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| diorama | /x/x | Noun |
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective |
| display | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| distemper | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| documentary | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| dusky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dust | / | Noun, Verb |
| dye | / | Noun, Verb |
| décor | / | Noun |
| enamel | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| encouraging | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| engraving | x/x | Noun |
| enlightenment | x/xx | Noun |
| ensemble | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| envision | x/x | Verb |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| epithet | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| epitome | x/xx | Noun |
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| exhibit | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| exposure | x/x | Noun |
| eyeball | /x | Noun, Verb |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| fancy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fiction | /x | Noun |
| fictionalized | /xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| film | / | Noun, Verb |
| filmic | /x | Adjective |
| finger painting | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| flick | / | Noun, Verb |
| fluorescent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| flushed | / | Adjective |
| foil | / | Noun, Verb |
| footage | /x | Noun |
| form | / | Noun, Verb |
| forsaken | x/x | Adjective |
| fortunate | /xx | Adjective |
| frame | / | Noun, Verb |
| framework | /x | Noun |
| freckled | /x | Adjective |
| fresco | /x | Noun, Verb |
| funny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| galleries | /xx | Noun |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| glance | / | Noun, Verb |
| glaze | / | Noun, Verb |
| glimpse | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| glossy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| glowing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| glue | / | Noun, Verb |
| graffiti | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| grain | / | Noun, Verb |
| grand | / | Noun, Adjective |
| graph | / | Noun, Verb |
| graphic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grease | / | Noun, Verb |
| ground | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| guess | / | Verb, Noun |
| hagiographic | /xx/x | Adjective |
| healthy | /x | Adjective |
| heightened | /x | Adjective |
| highbrow | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hopeful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| horizon | x/x | Noun |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| hue | / | Noun |
| icon | /x | Noun |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| illumination | xxx/x | Noun |
| illustrate | /xx | Verb |
| illustration | xx/x | Noun |
| illustrative | x/xx | Adjective |
| image | /x | Noun, Verb |
| imagery | /xx | Noun |
| impression | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| indication | xx/x | Noun |
