A canofwormsDog andponyshowFull ofhot airNot thesharpesttool in theshedCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itAll barkand nobiteBurn thecandle atboth endsGetsomethingoff yourchestBite thehand thatfeeds youA pennyfor yourthoughtsCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthOnthin iceBackroomdealSmokeandmirrorsBreakthebankCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesA fewscrewslooseThrowin thetowelBarkingup thewrongtreeKill twobirds withone stoneThe ballis in yourcourtTake itto thebankTwopeas ina podBurythehatchetBurning ahole inyourpocketOn thefenceOnesandwichshort of apicnicColdshoulderGo theextramileThrowsomeoneunder thebusPaythroughthe noseSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherCost anarm anda legDownto thewireMake amountainout of amolehillA canofwormsDog andponyshowFull ofhot airNot thesharpesttool in theshedCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itAll barkand nobiteBurn thecandle atboth endsGetsomethingoff yourchestBite thehand thatfeeds youA pennyfor yourthoughtsCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthOnthin iceBackroomdealSmokeandmirrorsBreakthebankCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesA fewscrewslooseThrowin thetowelBarkingup thewrongtreeKill twobirds withone stoneThe ballis in yourcourtTake itto thebankTwopeas ina podBurythehatchetBurning ahole inyourpocketOn thefenceOnesandwichshort of apicnicColdshoulderGo theextramileThrowsomeoneunder thebusPaythroughthe noseSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherCost anarm anda legDownto thewireMake amountainout of amolehill

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