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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| go over someone's head | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play into someone's hands | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone a hard time | //xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| go out of one's way | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| step on someone's toes | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a spanner in the works | /x/xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull rank | // | Phrase, Verb |
| borrow | /x | Verb |
| look for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| force someone's hand | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull strings | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sort out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the runaround | //xx/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| stick one's nose into | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| foil | / | Noun |
| take the helm | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| work over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| ask for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| ride herd on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| jump in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| run rings around | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| roll | / | Noun |
| make light work of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| clean up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| make short work of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| give way | // | Phrase, Verb |
| kick up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put a spanner in the works | /x/xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| call the shots | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| spike someone's guns | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| push the right buttons | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| ask for it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| run off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bypass | /x | Noun |
| get out of someone's face | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone a break | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick over the traces | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| rake someone over the coals | //x/xx/ | Phrase |
| pick up the slack | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| crack the whip | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| jump through hoops | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| rub up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| bring up short | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the wheel | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run someone ragged | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put a hurt on | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rub up the wrong way | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's oar in | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the cudgels | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| gum up the works | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| elbow | /x | Noun |
| take matters into one's own hands | //xx//// | Phrase, Verb |
| do out of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| argue the toss | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hassle | /x | Noun |
| leave someone in the lurch | //xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| force one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand between | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take the reins | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ruffle some feathers | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| clear the air | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| crap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stick one's oar in | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| stand aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| fiddle with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw one's weight around | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| have one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the slack | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take something in stride | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the purse strings | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick one's nose in | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| choke off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take it upon oneself | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lend a hand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| whip in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| make waves | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get someone's goat | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| goof | / | Noun |
| run away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the trouble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bring on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| snooker | /x | Noun |
| railroad | /x | Noun |
| absorption | x/x | Noun |
| accomplish | x/x | Verb |
| accrue | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| addressed | x/ | Adjective |
| administer | x/xx | Verb |
| administration | xxx/x | Noun |
| admixture | x/x | Noun |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| aggregate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| aggression | x/x | Noun |
| aid | / | Noun, Verb |
| aimed | / | Adjective |
| allocative | /xxx | Adjective |
| ambush | /x | Noun, Verb |
| antagonism | x/xxx | Noun |
| anticipated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| applied | x/ | Adjective |
| are | / | Noun |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| arousal | x/x | Noun |
| arrange | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assistance | x/x | Noun |
| attainment | x/x | Noun |
| attend | x/ | Verb |
| audition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| baking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| barrier | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| batch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| battalion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| being | /x | Noun |
| black market | //x | Name, Name |
| bleed | / | Verb, Noun |
| blending | /x | Noun |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| bout | / | Noun, Verb |
| breach | / | Noun, Verb |
| break away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| breathe | / | Verb |
| brim | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bring | / | Verb, Noun |
| bunk | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| called | / | Adjective |
| campaign | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| candidacy | /xxx | Noun |
| carried | /x | Verb |
| carry over | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| chaired | / | Verb |
| chase | / | Noun, Verb |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circular | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| circulate | /xx | Verb |
| class | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clip | / | Noun, Verb |
| clog | / | Verb, Noun |
| coercion | x/x | Noun |
| collision | x/x | Noun |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| completion | x/x | Noun |
| complicating | /xxx | Verb |
| complication | xx/x | Noun |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| consort | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| constraint | x/ | Noun |
| contest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| continue | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| controlled | x/ | Adjective |
| correlation | xx/x | Noun |
| coupling | /x | Noun |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| crock | / | Noun, Verb |
| crush | / | Verb, Noun |
| culprit | /x | Noun |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cycle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dash | / | Noun, Verb |
| deadline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dealt | / | Verb |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| delivery | x/xx | Noun |
| department | x/x | Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| despotic | x/x | Adjective |
| deterrence | x/x | Noun |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| dictation | x/x | Noun |
| die hard | // | Phrase, Verb |
| diffraction | x/x | Noun |
| diffusion | x/x | Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disorder | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| dispersion | x/x | Noun |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| distortion | x/x | Noun |
| distribution | xx/x | Noun |
| disturbance | x/x | Noun |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| dive | / | Noun, Verb |
| done | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| drain | / | Verb, Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| dribble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| duration | //x | Noun |
| duress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| during | /x | Noun |
| economic | xx/x | Adjective |
| eddy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| elope | x/ | Verb |
| encroachment | x/x | Noun |
| encumbrance | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| enforce | x/ | Verb |
| engagement | x/x | Noun |
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| errand | /x | Noun, Verb |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| excursion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| execute | /xx | Verb |
| execution | xx/x | Noun |
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| exhausted | x/x | Adjective |
| exploit | /x | Verb, Noun |
| exploitation | xx/x | Noun |
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| falcon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| favoritism | /xxxx | Noun |
| file | / | Noun, Verb |
| filter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| financier | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| fitting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| flee | / | Verb |
| flight | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
