Bite thehand thatfeeds youPaythroughthe noseBurn thecandle atboth endsTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthGo theextramileBreakthebankThe ballis in yourcourtA fewscrewslooseA pennyfor yourthoughtsOnesandwichshort of apicnicSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherThrowsomeoneunder thebusKill twobirds withone stoneFull ofhot airA canofwormsOnthin iceBackroomdealCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeTwopeas ina podBarkingup thewrongtreeAll barkand nobiteCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itBurning ahole inyourpocketSmokeandmirrorsOn thefenceColdshoulderTake itto thebankThrowin thetowelDownto thewireGetsomethingoff yourchestMake amountainout of amolehillDog andponyshowNot thesharpesttool in theshedCost anarm anda legBurythehatchetBite thehand thatfeeds youPaythroughthe noseBurn thecandle atboth endsTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthGo theextramileBreakthebankThe ballis in yourcourtA fewscrewslooseA pennyfor yourthoughtsOnesandwichshort of apicnicSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherThrowsomeoneunder thebusKill twobirds withone stoneFull ofhot airA canofwormsOnthin iceBackroomdealCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeTwopeas ina podBarkingup thewrongtreeAll barkand nobiteCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itBurning ahole inyourpocketSmokeandmirrorsOn thefenceColdshoulderTake itto thebankThrowin thetowelDownto thewireGetsomethingoff yourchestMake amountainout of amolehillDog andponyshowNot thesharpesttool in theshedCost anarm anda legBurythehatchet

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