A dimeadozenCost anarm anda legPut allyour eggsin onebasketIn thesameboatPut thecartbefore thehorseBitethebulletThrowcaution tothe windUndertheweatherSpeakof thedevilHit thenail onthe headThe bestof bothworldsMake amountainout of amolehillBurningthemidnightoilLet thecat out ofthe bagA blessingindisguiseDevil’sadvocateNopain,no gainButterfliesin yourstomachRain onsomeone’sparadeJump onthebandwagonDon’tjudge abook byits coverCry overspilledmilkBarkingup thewrongtreeOn theballBreakthe iceYourguess isas goodas mineCuttingcornersCut tothechaseKill twobirds withone stoneTake witha grain ofsaltFeelingunder theweatherCall ita dayOnce ina bluemoonSit onthefenceEverycloud hasa silverliningPieceof cakeThe ballis in yourcourtStealsomeone’sthunderWhenpigs flyThrowin thetowelHit thesackTo addinsult toinjuryTime flieswhenyou’rehaving funZipyourlipsLetsleepingdogs lieBeataroundthe bushYou can’tjudge abook byits coverMisstheboatReadbetweenthe linesA dimeadozenCost anarm anda legPut allyour eggsin onebasketIn thesameboatPut thecartbefore thehorseBitethebulletThrowcaution tothe windUndertheweatherSpeakof thedevilHit thenail onthe headThe bestof bothworldsMake amountainout of amolehillBurningthemidnightoilLet thecat out ofthe bagA blessingindisguiseDevil’sadvocateNopain,no gainButterfliesin yourstomachRain onsomeone’sparadeJump onthebandwagonDon’tjudge abook byits coverCry overspilledmilkBarkingup thewrongtreeOn theballBreakthe iceYourguess isas goodas mineCuttingcornersCut tothechaseKill twobirds withone stoneTake witha grain ofsaltFeelingunder theweatherCall ita dayOnce ina bluemoonSit onthefenceEverycloud hasa silverliningPieceof cakeThe ballis in yourcourtStealsomeone’sthunderWhenpigs flyThrowin thetowelHit thesackTo addinsult toinjuryTime flieswhenyou’rehaving funZipyourlipsLetsleepingdogs lieBeataroundthe bushYou can’tjudge abook byits coverMisstheboatReadbetweenthe lines

Fun with Idioms - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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. B-A dime a dozen
  2. I-Cost an arm and a leg
  3. O-Put all your eggs in one basket
  4. G-In the same boat
  5. G-Put the cart before the horse
  6. B-Bite the bullet
  7. O-Throw caution to the wind
  8. I-Under the weather
  9. G-Speak of the devil
  10. N-Hit the nail on the head
  11. N-The best of both worlds
  12. N-Make a mountain out of a molehill
  13. N-Burning the midnight oil
  14. G-Let the cat out of the bag
  15. B-A blessing in disguise
  16. N-Devil’s advocate
  17. O-No pain, no gain
  18. I-Butterflies in your stomach
  19. B-Rain on someone’s parade
  20. G-Jump on the bandwagon
  21. N-Don’t judge a book by its cover
  22. I-Cry over spilled milk
  23. I-Barking up the wrong tree
  24. O-On the ball
  25. B-Break the ice
  26. O-Your guess is as good as mine
  27. G-Cutting corners
  28. I-Cut to the chase
  29. G-Kill two birds with one stone
  30. B-Take with a grain of salt
  31. N-Feeling under the weather
  32. I-Call it a day
  33. O-Once in a blue moon
  34. N-Sit on the fence
  35. O-Every cloud has a silver lining
  36. O-Piece of cake
  37. I-The ball is in your court
  38. O-Steal someone’s thunder
  39. N-When pigs fly
  40. G-Throw in the towel
  41. B-Hit the sack
  42. B-To add insult to injury
  43. O-Time flies when you’re having fun
  44. B-Zip your lips
  45. I-Let sleeping dogs lie
  46. B-Beat around the bush
  47. G-You can’t judge a book by its cover
  48. G-Miss the boat
  49. I-Read between the lines