Paythroughthe noseBurn thecandle atboth endsOnesandwichshort of apicnicGetsomethingoff yourchestCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itDog andponyshowBreakthebankCost anarm anda legCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeDownto thewireColdshoulderA pennyfor yourthoughtsNot thesharpesttool in theshedSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherKill twobirds withone stoneBackroomdealBurning ahole inyourpocketBurythehatchetBarkingup thewrongtreeA fewscrewslooseFull ofhot airTwopeas ina podAll barkand nobiteSmokeandmirrorsGo theextramileThe ballis in yourcourtOnthin iceThrowin thetowelBite thehand thatfeeds youThrowsomeoneunder thebusMake amountainout of amolehillA canofwormsTake itto thebankOn thefenceTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthPaythroughthe noseBurn thecandle atboth endsOnesandwichshort of apicnicGetsomethingoff yourchestCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itDog andponyshowBreakthebankCost anarm anda legCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeDownto thewireColdshoulderA pennyfor yourthoughtsNot thesharpesttool in theshedSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherKill twobirds withone stoneBackroomdealBurning ahole inyourpocketBurythehatchetBarkingup thewrongtreeA fewscrewslooseFull ofhot airTwopeas ina podAll barkand nobiteSmokeandmirrorsGo theextramileThe ballis in yourcourtOnthin iceThrowin thetowelBite thehand thatfeeds youThrowsomeoneunder thebusMake amountainout of amolehillA canofwormsTake itto thebankOn thefenceTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouth

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