Alliteration is the conspicuous repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, often used as a literary device.
List of Alliteration Vocabulary Word List: IELTS & GRE Exam vocabulary
back-biting back breaker bad blood bare bones bated breath beach bum bear the brunt of beat around the bush a bee in your bonnet belle of the ball best and brightest best buddies bet your bottom dollar big bang theory big brother big bucks bigger and better birthday boy bite the bullet blind as a bat blood brother boom to bust bottom of the barrel bounce back bread and butter bright-eyed and bushy-tailed building blocks busy as a bee by the book
cash cow cash crop chit-chat chump change chunk of change class clown clear cut close call the coast is clear code of conduct common cold common courtesy cool as a cucumber cookie cutter course correction country club cream of the crop crew cut crystal clear cut corners
dare-devil dastardly deed daydream dead as a doornail dead duck do or die double dare down in the dumps drip dry dull as dishwater dry as dust
fact finding fancy footwork fan the flames fast and furious father figure fear factor feast or famine feeding frenzy few and far between fickle finger of fate fight or flight fleet of foot flight of fancy fond farewell forgive and forget French fries frequent flier from the frying pan to the fire
gas guzzler gentle giant get your goat gift of gab give up the ghost All that glitters is not gold. go for the gold go-getter as good as gold the grass is greener
hale and hearty half-hearted happy Halloween happy holidays hard headed have a heart fall head over heels heave ho heaven and hell heavy hitter hem and haw high hopes hit the hay home sweet home house and home
Jack and Jill jibber-jabber jumbo jet jump for joy jumping jacks
a labor of love the lap of luxury larger than life last laugh laundry list law of the land leaping lizards new lease on life left in the lurch lily-livered like it or lump it live and learn live the life long-lost love look before you leap love letter no love lost
mad as a March hare melt in your mouth man in the moon mere mortals method to the madness Mickey Mouse mind over matter the more the merrier motor mouth move mountains
naughty or nice neck and neck now or never
part and parcel party pooper pay the piper pay to play peas in a pod peer pressure pen pal penny wise and pound foolish persistence pays Peter Pan pet peeve picture perfect a pig in a poke pinch pennies ping pong pitter patter pleased as punch pots and pans practice makes perfect pretty penny prim and proper primrose path publish or perish pull any punches
rabble rouser rags to riches rant and rave rave reviews ride roughshod right as rain road rage rock ‘n roll rough rider round robin where the rubber meets the road Russian roulette
sad sack safe and sound better safe than sorry secret sauce shell-shocked shape up or ship out ship shape Simon says… silver screen sing for your supper sing-song sink or swim slippery slope slowly but surely smooth sailing snow screen sorry sight spending spree spoil sport spoonful of sugar star struck stars and stripes sticks and stones stuck on stupid sugar and spice sunny side of the street sunny side up surgical strike swan song sweat shop sweet sixteen sweet smell of success sweet spot
it takes two to tango taste test tea time temper tantrum tempest in a teapot the test of time thick as thieves think tank through thick and thin tip toe tip top time and tide tongue tied tongue twisters tools of the trade tough times treasure trove trials and tribulations trick or treat tried and true turn the tables
vice versa vim and vigor vis-a-vis
walking wounded waste not, want not a way with words wear out your welcome weasel words weeping willow wend your way wet your whistle Where there’s a will there’s a way. whistle while you work whole-hearted wild west will o’ the wisp wishy-washy wit and wisdom wonders of the world words of wisdom word to the wise work wonders worry wart
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