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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| cover one's tracks | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| play games | // | Phrase, Verb |
| line one's pockets | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the wool over someone's eyes | /x//x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| plays | / | Verb, Noun |
| cook someone's goose | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rip off | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| fiddle with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sell | / | Verb |
| cooks | / | Noun |
| bend the truth | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lie through one's teeth | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw the book at | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| live a lie | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hack it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| skim | / | Noun |
| pull a fast one | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| fiddle | /x | Noun |
| bring to book | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| pull someone's leg | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| do a number on | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| roll | / | Noun |
| buff | / | Noun |
| blot one's copybook | ///xx | Phrase, Verb |
| make a meal of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn tricks | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take to the cleaners | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| cheat on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hustle | /x | Noun |
| get away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| play into someone's hands | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hack | / | Noun |
| play the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| buy up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cash in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| play with fire | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| make out like a bandit | ///x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| do out of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| move the goalposts | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| fudge | / | Noun |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| get the goods on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| bluff | / | Noun |
| cream off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break the bank | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| screw | / | Noun |
| rake someone over the coals | //x/xx/ | Phrase |
| humbug | /x | Noun |
| come clean | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| work one's magic | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| blog | / | Noun |
| clean up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| snake oil | // | Phrase, Noun |
| break cover | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat someone at their own game | //x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| blow the whistle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| chore | / | Noun |
| steal | / | Verb |
| blow the lid off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| snow | / | Noun |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the rap | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hedge one's bets | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take care of business | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| play on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| spill the tea | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| score | / | Noun |
| do a bunk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pipe | / | Noun |
| hoke | / | Name |
| look the other way | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| jump through hoops | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| clean up one's act | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| raise | / | Verb |
| have the goods on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| lead someone up the garden path | //x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| work over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| fob off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| smoke out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stitch up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rake it in | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| book | / | Noun |
| kick back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| play fast and loose | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| accountants | x/x | Noun |
| accounts | x/ | Noun |
| albums | /x | Noun |
| alphabet | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| anthologies | x/xx | Noun |
| apocryphal | x/xx | Adjective |
| appendix | x/x | Noun |
| articles | /xx | Noun |
| astrological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| astronomical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| attractive | x/x | Adjective |
| auditors | /xx | Noun |
| authors | /x | Noun |
| bake | / | Noun, Verb |
| barber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bestsellers | //x | Noun |
| bibles | /x | Noun |
| bibliography | xx/xx | Noun |
| biographies | x/xx | Noun |
| blanch | / | Noun, Verb |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| boil | / | Noun, Verb |
| bomb | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bookkeeping | /xx | Noun |
| booklets | /x | Noun |
| booksellers | /xx | Noun |
| bookstores | /x | Noun |
| botanical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| boxed | / | Adjective |
| boxer | /x | Noun |
| bricklayer | /xx | Noun |
| brochures | x/ | Noun |
| brown | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| buddhist | /x | Name, Adjective |
| burn | / | Verb, Noun |
| cahiers | x/x | Name |
| calligraphy | x/xx | Noun |
| cambridge | /x | Name |
| canada | /xx | Name |
| cards | / | Noun |
| carpenter | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| carrying | /xx | Noun |
| catalogues | /xx | Noun |
| chauffeur | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cheapest | /x | Adjective |
| chef | / | Noun, Verb |
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| codes | / | Noun |
| coke | / | Noun, Verb |
| collections | x/x | Noun |
| collector | x/x | Noun |
| comedian | x/xx | Noun |
| compilations | xx/x | Noun |
| concoct | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| consignment | x/x | Noun |
| constructions | x/x | Noun |
| contes | /x | Noun |
| cook up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cookbooks | /x | Noun |
| cooke | / | Name |
| cooker | /x | Noun |
| cookie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| copies | /x | Noun |
| courtesy | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cox | / | Name, Verb |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cuisine | x/ | Noun |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| dancer | /x | Noun |
| detective | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| devil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dictionaries | /xxx | Noun |
| didactic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| digests | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| directories | x/xx | Noun |
| doctor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dressmaker | /xx | Noun |
| eat | / | Verb, Noun |
| editions | x/x | Noun |
| egypt | /x | Name |
| encyclopedias | xxx/xx | Noun |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| fake | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| falsify | /xx | Verb |
| five | / | Noun |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| food | / | Noun |
| france | / | Name |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| fry | / | Noun, Verb |
| fry cook | // | Phrase, Noun |
| galley | /x | Noun |
| gardener | /xx | Noun |
| geography | x/xx | Noun |
| germany | /xx | Name |
| gospels | /x | Noun |
| grab | / | Verb, Noun |
| greece | / | Name |
| grill | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| grove | / | Noun, Verb |
| guidebooks | /x | Noun |
| guides | / | Noun |
| handbooks | /x | Noun |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| helpful | /x | Adjective |
| hot | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| hungry | /x | Adjective |
| ibadan | x/x | Name |
| illustrations | xx/x | Noun |
| immersed | x/ | Adjective |
| india | /xx | Name |
| instruments | /xx | Name |
| islands | /x | Noun |
| italy | /xx | Name |
| jen | / | Name |
| jockey | /x | Noun, Verb |
| juggle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| kansas | /x | Name |
| kitchener | /xx | Name |
| kitchens | /x | Noun |
| kits | / | Noun |
| koch | / | Name |
| lard | / | Noun, Verb |
| ledgers | /x | Noun |
| letters | /x | Noun |
| libraries | /xx | Noun |
| literature | /xxx | Noun |
| livres | /x | Noun |
| logs | / | Noun, Verb |
| make | / | Verb, Noun |
| manipulate | x/xx | Verb |
| manuals | /xx | Noun |
| marshal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| materials | x/xx | Verb |
| meal | / | Noun, Verb |
| mess | / | Noun, Verb |
| microwave | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| midwife | /x | Noun, Verb |
| misrepresent | xxx/ | Verb |
| monographs | /xx | Noun |
| musician | x/x | Noun |
| needful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| newspapers | /xx | Noun |
| notebooks | /x | Noun |
| novels | /x | Noun |
| nuke | / | Noun, Verb |
| oldest | /x | Noun |
| operas | /x | Noun |
| pantry | /x | Noun |
| papers | /x | Noun |
| periodicals | xx/xx | Noun |
| pianist | x/x | Noun |
| poach | / | Verb, Noun |
| poems | /x | Noun |
| portfolios | x/xx | Noun |
| portugal | /xx | Name |
| potter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pounds | / | Noun |
| preparation | xx/x | Noun |
| prepare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
