Twopeas ina podOnthin iceGo theextramileBurn thecandle atboth endsBurning ahole inyourpocketA canofwormsA pennyfor yourthoughtsKill twobirds withone stoneThrowin thetowelCost anarm anda legCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesColdshoulderFull ofhot airAll barkand nobiteNot thesharpesttool in theshedDog andponyshowBackroomdealPaythroughthe noseTake itto thebankMake amountainout of amolehillCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthDownto thewireSmokeandmirrorsSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherGetsomethingoff yourchestOnesandwichshort of apicnicBurythehatchetBreakthebankBite thehand thatfeeds youThe ballis in yourcourtCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itThrowsomeoneunder thebusOn thefenceBarkingup thewrongtreeA fewscrewslooseTwopeas ina podOnthin iceGo theextramileBurn thecandle atboth endsBurning ahole inyourpocketA canofwormsA pennyfor yourthoughtsKill twobirds withone stoneThrowin thetowelCost anarm anda legCan’t seethe forestfor thetreesColdshoulderFull ofhot airAll barkand nobiteNot thesharpesttool in theshedDog andponyshowBackroomdealPaythroughthe noseTake itto thebankMake amountainout of amolehillCaughtbetween arock and ahard placeTalks out ofboth sidesof theirmouthDownto thewireSmokeandmirrorsSix of one,half adozen ofthe otherGetsomethingoff yourchestOnesandwichshort of apicnicBurythehatchetBreakthebankBite thehand thatfeeds youThe ballis in yourcourtCross thatbridgewhen youcome to itThrowsomeoneunder thebusOn thefenceBarkingup thewrongtreeA fewscrewsloose

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