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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| pay the piper | /x/x | Name, Verb |
| make ends meet | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put paid to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| buy up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| kick back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| make free with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| sort out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bite the hand that feeds one | /x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| pay the freight | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| do out of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fill the bill | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the slack | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the tables | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| play | / | Noun |
| take to the cleaners | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| put down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| fork over | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| pass the buck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| paint oneself into a corner | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make the best of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| cash in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| lend a hand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put in a good word | /xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| tool | / | Noun |
| hook up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fiddle with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kill two birds with one stone | ///x// | Phrase, Verb |
| pick up the slack | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| move the goalposts | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| turn to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| part ways | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sucker | /x | Noun |
| buy time | // | Phrase, Verb |
| return the favor | x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make a virtue of necessity | /x/x/x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| sponge | / | Noun |
| borrow | /x | Verb |
| reinvent the wheel | xx/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fob off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone a hard time | //xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone have it | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| spring for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beat someone at their own game | //x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| pay through the nose | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| score points | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hang out to dry | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| run interference | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| pull strings | // | Phrase, Verb |
| prog | x | Name |
| pay dearly | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| pen in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| break the bank | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a meal of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| pour oil on troubled waters | ////x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| fit the bill | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give as good as one gets | ////// | Phrase, Verb |
| touch | / | Noun |
| beg off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| serve two masters | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| get even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| get back at | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| push the right buttons | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| put the bite on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| run to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| abhor | x/ | Verb |
| absorb | x/ | Verb |
| accord | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| acquit | x/ | Verb |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adjustment | x/x | Noun |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| alexander | xx/x | Name |
| alga | /x | Noun |
| allocate | /xx | Verb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| allowance | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| andre | /x | Name |
| anthony | /xx | Name |
| apostle | x/x | Noun |
| apply | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| ascribe | x/ | Verb |
| assign | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| attach | x/ | Verb |
| attend | x/ | Verb |
| auguste | /x | Name |
| augustine | /xx | Name |
| award | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| balance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| bank | / | Noun, Verb |
| bankroll | /x | Noun, Verb |
| battered | /x | Adjective |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beaten | /x | Adjective |
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bill | / | Noun, Verb |
| billy | /x | Name |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bob | / | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bolus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bonus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| boost | / | Verb, Noun |
| booty | /x | Noun |
| bow | / | Noun, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| brahman | /x | Noun |
| bribe | / | Noun, Verb |
| bridal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bring | / | Verb |
| brink | / | Noun |
| brown | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| buck | / | Noun, Verb |
| built | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bull | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb |
| burned | / | Adjective |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| cabin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| caked | / | Adjective |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| chap | / | Noun, Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| charles | / | Name |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| checkout | /x | Noun |
| cheque | / | Noun, Adjective |
| chop | / | Noun, Verb |
| christopher | /xx | Name |
| cliff | / | Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| cock | / | Noun, Verb |
| commend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| compensate | /xx | Verb |
| compensation | xx/x | Noun |
| comply | x/ | Verb |
| console | /x | Noun, Verb |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| contribute | x/x | Verb |
| converted | x/x | Adjective |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| cost | / | Noun, Verb |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crowd | / | Noun, Verb |
| dan | / | Noun |
| david | /x | Name |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dedicate | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| default | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defray | x/ | Verb |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| deny | x/ | Verb |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| deprive | x/ | Verb |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| devote | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| dick | / | Noun, Verb |
| differential | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| disburse | x/ | Verb |
| disbursement | x/x | Noun |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dish | / | Noun, Verb |
| dispense | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| dispossess | xx/ | Verb |
| dissolve | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| dividend | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dominique | xx/ | Name |
| donate | /x | Verb, Noun |
| double time | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| dress | / | Noun, Verb |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| drugged | / | Adjective |
| due | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| eagle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| earn | / | Verb, Noun |
| earnings | /x | Noun |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| employee | x/x | Noun |
| employer | x/x | Noun |
| enable | x/x | Verb |
| entitlement | x/xx | Noun |
| etienne | /xx | Name |
| expend | x/ | Verb |
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| extort | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| fare | / | Noun, Verb |
| fee | / | Noun, Verb |
| finance | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| fleece | / | Noun, Verb |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| foot | / | Noun, Verb |
| found | / | Verb, Noun |
| francis | /x | Name |
| frank | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| fulfil | x/ | Verb |
| fulfill | x/ | Verb |
| fund | / | Noun, Verb |
| gainful | /x | Adjective |
| gentiles | /x | Noun |
| george | / | Name |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| give back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| gordon | /x | Name |
| gouge | / | Noun, Verb |
| grab | / | Verb, Noun |
| grading | /x | Noun |
| grant | / | Noun, Verb |
| gratuity | x/xx | Noun |
| handling | /x | Noun |
| harry | /x | Name, Verb |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| henry | /x | Name |
| hey | / | Name |
| hijack | /x | Verb, Noun |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| honorarium | xx/xx | Noun |
| honour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hook | / | Noun, Verb |
| houser | /x | Name |
| impetus | /xx | Noun |
| implement | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| incentive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| income | /x | Noun |
| incur | x/ | Verb |
| indemnify | x/xx | Verb |
| indemnity | x/xx | Noun |
