SmokeandmirrorsCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itGetsomethingoff yourchestA canofwormsDownto thewireBreakthebankA pennyfor yourthoughtsAll barkand nobiteOn thefenceColdshoulderThrowin thetowelMake amountainout of amolehillCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesBurythehatchetOnthin iceDog andponyshowBarkingup thewrongtreeTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeOnesandwichshort of apicnicCost anarm anda legThe ballis in yourcourtTwopeas ina podBurning ahole inyourpocketBurn thecandle atboth endsFull ofhot airNot thesharpesttool in theshedThrowsomeoneunder thebusBackroomdealBite thehand thatfeeds youSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherA fewscrewslooseGo theextramileKill twobirds withone stoneTake itto thebankPaythroughthe noseSmokeandmirrorsCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itGetsomethingoff yourchestA canofwormsDownto thewireBreakthebankA pennyfor yourthoughtsAll barkand nobiteOn thefenceColdshoulderThrowin thetowelMake amountainout of amolehillCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesBurythehatchetOnthin iceDog andponyshowBarkingup thewrongtreeTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeOnesandwichshort of apicnicCost anarm anda legThe ballis in yourcourtTwopeas ina podBurning ahole inyourpocketBurn thecandle atboth endsFull ofhot airNot thesharpesttool in theshedThrowsomeoneunder thebusBackroomdealBite thehand thatfeeds youSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherA fewscrewslooseGo theextramileKill twobirds withone stoneTake itto thebankPaythroughthe nose

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