veryquicklybendingoverbackwardreceivea lesserrewarddo notcrytryingveryhardruin apositiverelationshipcompareapplesandorangesstiffupperpretend itneverhappenedburnbridgessweepit underthe rugshortend ofthe stickso differentfrom oneanother thatthey cannotbe comparedopen awholenew canof wormsfarexceedthe appledoesn't fallfar fromthe treedrop ofa hatwaitinga longtimeto wantoutknock hersocks OffjumpShipa child'sactions arevery much liketheir parent'sactionsacomplicatednewproblemuntil thecowscomehomeveryquicklybendingoverbackwardreceivea lesserrewarddo notcrytryingveryhardruin apositiverelationshipcompareapplesandorangesstiffupperpretend itneverhappenedburnbridgessweepit underthe rugshortend ofthe stickso differentfrom oneanother thatthey cannotbe comparedopen awholenew canof wormsfarexceedthe appledoesn't fallfar fromthe treedrop ofa hatwaitinga longtimeto wantoutknock hersocks OffjumpShipa child'sactions arevery much liketheir parent'sactionsacomplicatednewproblemuntil thecowscomehome

Idioms 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. very quickly
  2. bending over backward
  3. receive a lesser reward
  4. do not cry
  5. trying very hard
  6. ruin a positive relationship
  7. compare apples and oranges
  8. stiff upper
  9. pretend it never happened
  10. burn bridges
  11. sweep it under the rug
  12. short end of the stick
  13. so different from one another that they cannot be compared
  14. open a whole new can of worms
  15. far exceed
  16. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
  17. drop of a hat
  18. waiting a long time
  19. to want out
  20. knock her socks Off
  21. jump Ship
  22. a child's actions are very much like their parent's actions
  23. a complicated new problem
  24. until the cows come home