Onthin iceOn thefenceColdshoulderSmokeandmirrorsGo theextramileBreakthebankThrowsomeoneunder thebusMake amountainout of amolehillBarkingup thewrongtreeBackroomdealPaythroughthe noseA pennyfor yourthoughtsBurythehatchetA canofwormsA fewscrewslooseGetsomethingoff yourchestBurning ahole inyourpocketDownto thewireOnesandwichshort of apicnicAll barkand nobiteTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthThrowin thetowelFull ofhot airCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itDog andponyshowBite thehand thatfeeds youSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesTake itto thebankKill twobirds withone stoneBurn thecandle atboth endsCost anarm anda legTwopeas ina podThe ballis in yourcourtNot thesharpesttool in theshedOnthin iceOn thefenceColdshoulderSmokeandmirrorsGo theextramileBreakthebankThrowsomeoneunder thebusMake amountainout of amolehillBarkingup thewrongtreeBackroomdealPaythroughthe noseA pennyfor yourthoughtsBurythehatchetA canofwormsA fewscrewslooseGetsomethingoff yourchestBurning ahole inyourpocketDownto thewireOnesandwichshort of apicnicAll barkand nobiteTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthThrowin thetowelFull ofhot airCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itDog andponyshowBite thehand thatfeeds youSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesTake itto thebankKill twobirds withone stoneBurn thecandle atboth endsCost anarm anda legTwopeas ina podThe ballis in yourcourtNot thesharpesttool in theshed

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