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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| get even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| take revenge | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get back at | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| score | / | Noun |
| settle the score | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get one's own back | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| score points | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beat someone at their own game | //x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| get it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| know the score | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stab in the back | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| screw | / | Noun |
| let someone have it | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| teach someone a lesson | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the tables | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| have the last laugh | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| get what's coming to one | ///x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hurt someone's feelings | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take it out on | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| add insult to injury | //x//xx | Phrase, Verb |
| put to the sword | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get someone's goat | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stuff | / | Noun |
| get one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| rub salt in someone's wounds | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get the last laugh | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| eat someone's lunch | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| do a number on | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| have it coming | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| make game of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hack it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| threaten | /x | Verb |
| give someone a hard time | //xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a blow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put someone's back up | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| sweep the board | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get under someone's skin | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| return the favor | x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| cook someone's goose | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get someone's dander up | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rub salt in the wound | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tan someone's hide | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| walk over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take the count | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pile on | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| chalk | / | Noun |
| steal someone's thunder | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat someone's brains out | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| get over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| get something over with | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a bow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| crucify | /xx | Verb |
| get the worst of it | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| make mincemeat out of | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| do out of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| tip the scales | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get the drop on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| rip off | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| hammer | /x | Noun |
| give someone the slip | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| snatch | / | Noun |
| one up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| get a kick out of | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the knife in the wound | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tromp | / | Noun |
| make fun of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get the better of | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give as good as one gets | ////// | Phrase, Verb |
| draw blood | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rub up the wrong way | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| tee off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| kill | / | Verb |
| lose face | // | Phrase, Verb |
| catch it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rake over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| get on someone's nerves | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| absolutely | xx/x | Adverb |
| accomplishment | x/xx | Noun |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ace | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| adjust | x/ | Verb |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| albeit | x/x | |
| album | /x | Noun |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| also | /x | Adverb |
| always | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ani | /x | Noun |
| annotate | /xx | Verb |
| another | x/x | Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| anyway | /xx | Adverb |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| are | / | Noun |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| asymptotic | /xxx | Adjective |
| attained | x/ | Adjective |
| attainment | x/x | Noun |
| autograph | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| avenge | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| balanced | /x | Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| basket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| birdie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bivariate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| bogey | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bookmark | /x | Noun, Verb |
| brand | / | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun |
| capable | /xx | Adjective |
| card | / | Noun, Verb |
| cardinal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| celebrate | /xx | Verb |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| characterization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| classification | xxx/x | Noun |
| clearance | /x | Noun |
| commemorate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| common | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| comparable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| compositional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| conjugal | /xx | Adjective |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| consecutive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| continue | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| conversion | x/x | Noun |
| correlational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| cote | / | Name, Verb |
| count | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| coup | / | Noun, Verb |
| covariate | x/xx | Noun |
| currently | /xx | Adverb |
| deadlocked | /x | Adjective |
| dial | /x | Noun, Verb |
| different | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| discrete | x/ | Adjective |
| distribution | xx/x | Noun |
| divisible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| document | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dope | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dose | / | Noun, Verb |
| downright | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| dozen | /x | Noun |
| duck | / | Noun, Verb |
| eagle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| either | /x | Adverb |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| encore | /x | Noun, Verb |
| endnote | xx | Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| equal | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| equality | x/xx | Noun |
| equalize | /xx | Verb |
| equalizer | /xxx | Noun |
| equally | /xx | Adverb |
| equivalent | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| especially | x/x | Adverb |
| even out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| extra points | /x/ | Phrase |
| extrapolated | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| fair | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| field goal | // | Phrase, Noun |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| flush | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| footnote | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fraction | /x | Noun, Verb |
| furthermore | /xx | Adverb |
| gain | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| goal | / | Noun, Verb |
| golf | / | Noun, Verb |
| grade | / | Noun, Verb |
| greater | /x | Adjective |
| grievance | /x | Noun |
| ground | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| grudge | / | Noun, Verb |
| haircut | /x | Noun, Verb |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| he | / | Noun, Adjective |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hole up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| homer | /x | Name, Verb |
| horizontal | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| identical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| importantly | x/xx | Adverb |
| included | x/x | Adjective |
| inclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| increasingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| index | /x | Noun, Verb |
| indicated | /xxx | Verb |
| invalidate | x/xx | Verb |
| irrespective | xx/x | Adjective |
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| item | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| justified | /xx | Adjective |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| keeper | /x | Noun |
| kick | / | Verb, Noun |
| kiss | / | Noun, Verb |
| knotted | /x | Adjective |
| least | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| likely | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| likewise | /x | Adverb |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| link | / | Noun, Verb |
| longer | /x | Noun |
| lost | / | Adjective |
| love | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| make | / | Verb, Noun |
| manuscript | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| many | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| marital | /xx | Adjective |
| mark | / | Noun, Verb |
| marker | /x | Noun, Verb |
