Not mycup ofteaDowntoEarthIn apicklePlay itby earThrowa boneAn armand alegOnce ina bluemoonA boneto pickThe fruitdoesn’t fallfar fromthe treeDon’t cryoverspilledmilkWordon thestreetWaterunder thebridgeKickthebucketIn anutshellWater offa duck’sbackA walkin theparkSet instoneTouchbase2centsMilkitSweepunderthe rugOpen acan ofwormsA hill I’lldie onGet myducks ina rowBellsandwhistlesGet yourtoes wetThe worldis youroysterGrindsmygearsLow-hangingfruitLet thecat out ofthe bagBeataroundthe bushStirthe potDropthe ballOut oftheblueNeedlein ahaystackTakethe LGetcoldfeetIn theballparkPut yourfootdownOncloudnineWetblanketThemeat andpotatoesTheelephantin theroomRule ofthumbLikepullingteethTwistmy armPlaydevil’sadvocateShowyou theropesFromsoup tonutsWhenpigs flyNot mycup ofteaDowntoEarthIn apicklePlay itby earThrowa boneAn armand alegOnce ina bluemoonA boneto pickThe fruitdoesn’t fallfar fromthe treeDon’t cryoverspilledmilkWordon thestreetWaterunder thebridgeKickthebucketIn anutshellWater offa duck’sbackA walkin theparkSet instoneTouchbase2centsMilkitSweepunderthe rugOpen acan ofwormsA hill I’lldie onGet myducks ina rowBellsandwhistlesGet yourtoes wetThe worldis youroysterGrindsmygearsLow-hangingfruitLet thecat out ofthe bagBeataroundthe bushStirthe potDropthe ballOut oftheblueNeedlein ahaystackTakethe LGetcoldfeetIn theballparkPut yourfootdownOncloudnineWetblanketThemeat andpotatoesTheelephantin theroomRule ofthumbLikepullingteethTwistmy armPlaydevil’sadvocateShowyou theropesFromsoup tonutsWhenpigs fly

English 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. Not my cup of tea
  2. Down to Earth
  3. In a pickle
  4. Play it by ear
  5. Throw a bone
  6. An arm and a leg
  7. Once in a blue moon
  8. A bone to pick
  9. The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree
  10. Don’t cry over spilled milk
  11. Word on the street
  12. Water under the bridge
  13. Kick the bucket
  14. In a nutshell
  15. Water off a duck’s back
  16. A walk in the park
  17. Set in stone
  18. Touch base
  19. 2 cents
  20. Milk it
  21. Sweep under the rug
  22. Open a can of worms
  23. A hill I’ll die on
  24. Get my ducks in a row
  25. Bells and whistles
  26. Get your toes wet
  27. The world is your oyster
  28. Grinds my gears
  29. Low-hanging fruit
  30. Let the cat out of the bag
  31. Beat around the bush
  32. Stir the pot
  33. Drop the ball
  34. Out of the blue
  35. Needle in a haystack
  36. Take the L
  37. Get cold feet
  38. In the ballpark
  39. Put your foot down
  40. On cloud nine
  41. Wet blanket
  42. The meat and potatoes
  43. The elephant in the room
  44. Rule of thumb
  45. Like pulling teeth
  46. Twist my arm
  47. Play devil’s advocate
  48. Show you the ropes
  49. From soup to nuts
  50. When pigs fly