Dog andponyshowSmokeandmirrorsOnesandwichshort of apicnicCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesCost anarm anda legTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthFull ofhot airGo theextramileColdshoulderThrowin thetowelThe ballis in yourcourtBackroomdealAll barkand nobiteBurning ahole inyourpocketA pennyfor yourthoughtsOn thefenceTake itto thebankKill twobirds withone stoneNot thesharpesttool in theshedTwopeas ina podA canofwormsCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherBreakthebankPaythroughthe noseDownto thewireOnthin iceGetsomethingoff yourchestBurythehatchetBurn thecandle atboth endsA fewscrewslooseThrowsomeoneunder thebusBarkingup thewrongtreeCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itMake amountainout of amolehillBite thehand thatfeeds youDog andponyshowSmokeandmirrorsOnesandwichshort of apicnicCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesCost anarm anda legTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthFull ofhot airGo theextramileColdshoulderThrowin thetowelThe ballis in yourcourtBackroomdealAll barkand nobiteBurning ahole inyourpocketA pennyfor yourthoughtsOn thefenceTake itto thebankKill twobirds withone stoneNot thesharpesttool in theshedTwopeas ina podA canofwormsCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherBreakthebankPaythroughthe noseDownto thewireOnthin iceGetsomethingoff yourchestBurythehatchetBurn thecandle atboth endsA fewscrewslooseThrowsomeoneunder thebusBarkingup thewrongtreeCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itMake amountainout of amolehillBite thehand thatfeeds you

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