To burnthe candleat bothendsTheelephantin theroomAcouchpotato(Asclumsy as)a bull in achina shopCat gotyourtongue?TimefliesTo drive(someone)up the wallTo kickthebucketThe skyis thelimitTo readbetweenthe linesTo make astorm in ateacupHoldyourhorsesTo judge abook byits coverTo burnthe candleat bothendsTheelephantin theroomAcouchpotato(Asclumsy as)a bull in achina shopCat gotyourtongue?TimefliesTo drive(someone)up the wallTo kickthebucketThe skyis thelimitTo readbetweenthe linesTo make astorm in ateacupHoldyourhorsesTo judge abook byits cover

British 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. To burn the candle at both ends
  2. The elephant in the room
  3. A couch potato
  4. (As clumsy as) a bull in a china shop
  5. Cat got your tongue?
  6. Time flies
  7. To drive (someone) up the wall
  8. To kick the bucket
  9. The sky is the limit
  10. To read between the lines
  11. To make a storm in a teacup
  12. Hold your horses
  13. To judge a book by its cover