English 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.

1. every once in a while
2. as it were
3. do away with
4. on the horizon
5. come of age
6. do justice
7. come under fire
8. make a mark
9. fall short of
10. lose one's head
11. from scratch
12. one’s best bet
13. keep one's head
14. nothing less than
15. for real
16. be there for someone
17. rule of thumb
18. on someone's mind
19. first off
20. speak for yourself
21. in light of
22. stay put
23. goes public
24. keep it at bay
25. meet someone's eye
26. do the trick
27. across the board