bendingoverbackwardsjumpshipto wantoutknockher socksoffcompareapplesandorangeswaitinga longtimefarexceedstiffupperlipdo notcryso differentfrom oneanother thatthey cannotbe comparedacomplicatednewproblemshortend ofthe stickacomplicatednewproblemtryingveryhardthe appledoesn’t fallfar fromthe treeBONUSreceivea lesserrewardburnbridgesa child’sactions arevery much liketheir parent’sactionsruin apositiverelationshipopen awholenew canof wormsdrop ofa hatuntil thecowscomehomeveryquicklybendingoverbackwardsjumpshipto wantoutknockher socksoffcompareapplesandorangeswaitinga longtimefarexceedstiffupperlipdo notcryso differentfrom oneanother thatthey cannotbe comparedacomplicatednewproblemshortend ofthe stickacomplicatednewproblemtryingveryhardthe appledoesn’t fallfar fromthe treeBONUSreceivea lesserrewardburnbridgesa child’sactions arevery much liketheir parent’sactionsruin apositiverelationshipopen awholenew canof wormsdrop ofa hatuntil thecowscomehomeveryquickly

Idiom Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. bending over backwards
  2. jump ship
  3. to want out
  4. knock her socks off
  5. compare apples and oranges
  6. waiting a long time
  7. far exceed
  8. stiff upper lip
  9. do not cry
  10. so different from one another that they cannot be compared
  11. a complicated new problem
  12. short end of the stick
  13. a complicated new problem
  14. trying very hard
  15. the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
  16. BONUS
  17. receive a lesser reward
  18. burn bridges
  19. a child’s actions are very much like their parent’s actions
  20. ruin a positive relationship
  21. open a whole new can of worms
  22. drop of a hat
  23. until the cows come home
  24. very quickly