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11th Idioms - 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. unexpected good fortune
    pennies from heaven
  2. a phrase of encouragement to a child
    ups-a-daisy
  3. reveal a secret
    let the cat out of the bag
  4. do something difficult or unpleasant
    bite the bullet
  5. a look of disdain or hostility
    the hairy eyeball
  6. an excellent person or thing
    the cat's pajamas
  7. a highly sought-after and fancied example of sth, usually an object
    the snake's hips
  8. a subject that someone often talks about, for a long time
    hobby-horse
  9. irritate someone
    rub the wrong way
  10. members of a political or social group espousing extreme or fanatical views
    lunatic fringe
  11. indication that the weather is about to change
    mackerel sky
  12. no longer young
    no spring chicken
  13. a phrase to describe brave soldiers led by incompetent generals
    lions led by donkeys
  14. an unsuccessful person, thing or organization
    lame duck
  15. "take it or leave it"
    My way or the high way
  16. calm and composed
    as cool as a cucumber
  17. an expression used when someone is quiet and isn't responding
    the cat got your tongue
  18. an outcome in which vice is punished and virtue is rewarded
    poetic justice
  19. to pay money to settle an account
    pony up
  20. behave casually or informally
    let your hair down
  21. a troublesome or useless possession
    white elephant
  22. a thief who enters a building by climbing up the walls
    cat burglar
  23. make more exciting or lively
    ginger up
  24. things are what they are
    a rose is a rose is a rose