Throwin thetowelGetsomethingoff yourchestA fewscrewslooseA canofwormsPaythroughthe noseBarkingup thewrongtreeColdshoulderThe ballis in yourcourtCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesKill twobirds withone stoneBurythehatchetGo theextramileDownto thewireTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itBackroomdealThrowsomeoneunder thebusBreakthebankTwopeas ina podMake amountainout of amolehillBurn thecandle atboth endsTake itto thebankOnthin iceFull ofhot airBite thehand thatfeeds youA pennyfor yourthoughtsDog andponyshowCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeOn thefenceBurning ahole inyourpocketCost anarm anda legSmokeandmirrorsSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherNot thesharpesttool in theshedAll barkand nobiteOnesandwichshort of apicnicThrowin thetowelGetsomethingoff yourchestA fewscrewslooseA canofwormsPaythroughthe noseBarkingup thewrongtreeColdshoulderThe ballis in yourcourtCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesKill twobirds withone stoneBurythehatchetGo theextramileDownto thewireTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itBackroomdealThrowsomeoneunder thebusBreakthebankTwopeas ina podMake amountainout of amolehillBurn thecandle atboth endsTake itto thebankOnthin iceFull ofhot airBite thehand thatfeeds youA pennyfor yourthoughtsDog andponyshowCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeOn thefenceBurning ahole inyourpocketCost anarm anda legSmokeandmirrorsSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherNot thesharpesttool in theshedAll barkand nobiteOnesandwichshort of apicnic

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