BreakthebankCost anarm anda legOn thefenceKill twobirds withone stoneDog andponyshowFull ofhot airBurning ahole inyourpocketThrowsomeoneunder thebusTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthA pennyfor yourthoughtsSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherOnesandwichshort of apicnicCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeColdshoulderThrowin thetowelBurn thecandle atboth endsA canofwormsDownto thewireBite thehand thatfeeds youBackroomdealNot thesharpesttool in theshedMake amountainout of amolehillCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itGo theextramileBurythehatchetAll barkand nobiteA fewscrewslooseBarkingup thewrongtreePaythroughthe noseTwopeas ina podTake itto thebankSmokeandmirrorsOnthin iceGetsomethingoff yourchestThe ballis in yourcourtBreakthebankCost anarm anda legOn thefenceKill twobirds withone stoneDog andponyshowFull ofhot airBurning ahole inyourpocketThrowsomeoneunder thebusTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthA pennyfor yourthoughtsSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherOnesandwichshort of apicnicCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeColdshoulderThrowin thetowelBurn thecandle atboth endsA canofwormsDownto thewireBite thehand thatfeeds youBackroomdealNot thesharpesttool in theshedMake amountainout of amolehillCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itGo theextramileBurythehatchetAll barkand nobiteA fewscrewslooseBarkingup thewrongtreePaythroughthe noseTwopeas ina podTake itto thebankSmokeandmirrorsOnthin iceGetsomethingoff yourchestThe ballis in yourcourt

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