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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| burn the candle at both ends | /x/x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| pull an all-nighter | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| work one's fingers to the bone | ///x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| call it a night | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a night of it | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| get busy | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the hay | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| burn out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| do a slow burn | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| break a sweat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fire on all cylinders | /x///xx | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the clock | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| burn one's boats | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go the extra mile | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the sack | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hustle | /x | Noun |
| get down to business | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the daylights out of | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| wake | / | Noun |
| burn one's bridges | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat one's brains out | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| do one's utmost | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| run someone ragged | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sleep like a log | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stay up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| do one's damnedest | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| moonlight | /x | Noun |
| bust a gut | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give one's all | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| put the pedal to the metal | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go up in flames | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go all out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| knock oneself out | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| lie down on the job | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| call it a day | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| light a fire under | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| burn | / | Noun |
| dig in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| spare no effort | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| use one's noggin | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| go to great lengths | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| nod off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get stuck in | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| strike it rich | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| knuckle down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| break one's neck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| whistle in the dark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go out of one's way | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat a dead horse | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the bottle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| sleep a wink | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| work one's magic | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot one's bolt | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| slam | / | Noun |
| play with fire | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| get cracking | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| blow off steam | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| roll up one's sleeves | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| work over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| have one's work cut out for one | /////// | Phrase, Verb |
| knock out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| earn one's keep | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| sit up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| kick up one's heels | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| crunch | / | Noun |
| strike while the iron is hot | //x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| sleep with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go up in smoke | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go all the way | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sweat it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| break the back of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| leave no stone unturned | //xxx | Phrase, Verb |
| crash and burn | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| catch fire | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| spin one's wheels | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the books | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slug it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| wet the bed | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's mind | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| roost | / | Noun |
| make light work of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to sleep | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| keep in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| live it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the wall | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rev up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut it close | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| set the world on fire | /x///x | Phrase, Verb |
| rack one's brain | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| abyss | x/ | Noun |
| acid | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| afternoon | xx/ | Noun, Adverb |
| ago | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| album | /x | Noun |
| almond oil | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| anoint | x/ | Verb |
| ash | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| asphalt | /x | Noun, Verb |
| automotive | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| autumn | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backfire | /x | Verb, Noun |
| barrel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beer | / | Noun, Verb |
| beet | / | Noun, Verb |
| bern | / | Name |
| berne | / | Name |
| betray | x/ | Verb |
| biologicals | xx/xx | Noun |
| bite | / | Noun, Verb |
| bitumen | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| bituminous | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| blacken | /x | Verb |
| blaze | / | Noun, Verb |
| blight | / | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| boil | / | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| breathe | / | Verb |
| bribe | / | Noun, Verb |
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| bunker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| burn down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| burn off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| burn up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| burst | / | Verb, Noun |
| butter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| capture | /x | Verb, Noun |
| car | / | Noun |
| cavities | /xx | Noun |
| cereal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cesarean | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| char | / | Noun, Verb |
| chinese wood oil | x/// | Name, Name |
| christmas | /x | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| cigarette | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| cleaner | /x | Noun |
| closing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| clothing | /x | Noun |
| coal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| coal oil | // | Phrase, Noun |
| coke | / | Noun, Verb |
| combust | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| combustion | x/x | Noun |
| combustor | x/x | Noun |
| consume | x/ | Verb |
| copy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crude | / | Adjective, Noun |
| crude oil | // | Phrase, Noun |
| curfew | /x | Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dawn | / | Noun, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| delightful | x/x | Adjective |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| diesel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dig | / | Verb, Noun |
| dipstick | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dirt | / | Noun, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| drilling | /x | Noun |
| dubbing | /x | Noun |
| dusk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| easter | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| ecumenical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| energy | /xx | Noun |
| engine | /x | Noun, Verb |
| engrave | x/ | Verb |
| engulf | x/ | Verb |
| essential oil | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| eternity | x/xx | Noun |
| eve | / | Noun |
| evening | /x | Noun |
| export | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| expressed almond oil | x//x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| extraction | x/x | Noun |
| eye | / | Noun, Verb |
| eyeball | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fateful | /x | Adjective |
| feu | / | Noun, Verb |
| fibres | /x | Noun |
| filling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| flame | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| flare | / | Noun, Verb |
| flash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| flue | / | Noun, Adjective |
| fluid | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| freeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| fry | / | Noun, Verb |
| fuel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fuel oil | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| funnel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gas | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gasoline | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| gland | / | Noun |
| glow | / | Noun, Verb |
| grain | / | Noun, Verb |
| grease | / | Noun, Verb |
| grill | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| gutter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| heartburn | /x | Noun |
| heat | / | Noun, Verb |
| hemp | / | Noun |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| hour | /x | Noun |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| hurried | /x | Adjective |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hydrocarbon | xx/x | Noun |
| ignite | x/ | Verb |
| immersed | x/ | Adjective |
| importing | x/x | Noun |
| incisional | x/xx | Adjective |
| inflame | x/ | Verb |
| inopportune | xxx/ | Adjective |
| jolt | / | Noun, Verb |
| kerosene | /xx | Noun |
| kill | / | Verb, Noun |
| lamp | / | Noun, Verb |
| lard | / | Noun, Verb |
| late | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| leprosy | /xx | Noun |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| linen | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| linseed oil | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| loch | / | Noun |
| love | / | Noun, Verb |
| lube | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| lubricant | /xx | Noun |
| lubricate | /xx | Verb |
