Dog andponyshowA canofwormsFull ofhot airKill twobirds withone stoneBurythehatchetBarkingup thewrongtreeCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeBreakthebankBite thehand thatfeeds youBurning ahole inyourpocketCost anarm anda legBackroomdealThe ballis in yourcourtThrowin thetowelA pennyfor yourthoughtsOnesandwichshort of apicnicOn thefenceOnthin iceColdshoulderSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherNot thesharpesttool in theshedCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itMake amountainout of amolehillPaythroughthe noseThrowsomeoneunder thebusBurn thecandle atboth endsGo theextramileGetsomethingoff yourchestTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthSmokeandmirrorsTake itto thebankTwopeas ina podCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesDownto thewireA fewscrewslooseAll barkand nobiteDog andponyshowA canofwormsFull ofhot airKill twobirds withone stoneBurythehatchetBarkingup thewrongtreeCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeBreakthebankBite thehand thatfeeds youBurning ahole inyourpocketCost anarm anda legBackroomdealThe ballis in yourcourtThrowin thetowelA pennyfor yourthoughtsOnesandwichshort of apicnicOn thefenceOnthin iceColdshoulderSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherNot thesharpesttool in theshedCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itMake amountainout of amolehillPaythroughthe noseThrowsomeoneunder thebusBurn thecandle atboth endsGo theextramileGetsomethingoff yourchestTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthSmokeandmirrorsTake itto thebankTwopeas ina podCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesDownto thewireA fewscrewslooseAll barkand nobite

American 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. Dog and pony show
  2. A can of worms
  3. Full of hot air
  4. Kill two birds with one stone
  5. Bury the hatchet
  6. Barking up the wrong tree
  7. Caught between a rock and a hard place
  8. Break the bank
  9. Bite the hand that feeds you
  10. Burning a hole in your pocket
  11. Cost an arm and a leg
  12. Backroom deal
  13. The ball is in your court
  14. Throw in the towel
  15. A penny for your thoughts
  16. One sandwich short of a picnic
  17. On the fence
  18. On thin ice
  19. Cold shoulder
  20. Six of one, half a dozen of the other
  21. Not the sharpest tool in the shed
  22. Cross that bridge when you come to it
  23. Make a mountain out of a molehill
  24. Pay through the nose
  25. Throw someone under the bus
  26. Burn the candle at both ends
  27. Go the extra mile
  28. Get something off your chest
  29. Talks out of both sides of their mouth
  30. Smoke and mirrors
  31. Take it to the bank
  32. Two peas in a pod
  33. Can’t see the forest for the trees
  34. Down to the wire
  35. A few screws loose
  36. All bark and no bite