make along storyshortby theskin ofyour teethtake itwith agrain ofsalta pieceof cakebreakthe icehit thesackoncebitten,twice shyin hotwaterbiteyourtongueon thinicestealsomeone’sthunderjump onthebandwagonthe bestof bothworldshit thebooksmisstheboatlet thecat out ofthe bagbite offmore thanyou canchewgo theextramilespillthebeanscry overspilledmilksit onthefencenopain,no gaincut tothechaseback tosquareonekeepyourchin upfacethemusicletsleepingdogs lieburningthemidnightoilseeeye toeyehit thenail onthe headcosts anarm anda legpullsomeone’slegbreaka legthe ballis in yourcourtwhenpigs flyrain onsomeone’sparadecutcornersonce ina bluemoonundertheweathercall ita daymake along storyshortby theskin ofyour teethtake itwith agrain ofsalta pieceof cakebreakthe icehit thesackoncebitten,twice shyin hotwaterbiteyourtongueon thinicestealsomeone’sthunderjump onthebandwagonthe bestof bothworldshit thebooksmisstheboatlet thecat out ofthe bagbite offmore thanyou canchewgo theextramilespillthebeanscry overspilledmilksit onthefencenopain,no gaincut tothechaseback tosquareonekeepyourchin upfacethemusicletsleepingdogs lieburningthemidnightoilseeeye toeyehit thenail onthe headcosts anarm anda legpullsomeone’slegbreaka legthe ballis in yourcourtwhenpigs flyrain onsomeone’sparadecutcornersonce ina bluemoonundertheweathercall ita day

40 - 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. make a long story short
  2. by the skin of your teeth
  3. take it with a grain of salt
  4. a piece of cake
  5. break the ice
  6. hit the sack
  7. once bitten, twice shy
  8. in hot water
  9. bite your tongue
  10. on thin ice
  11. steal someone’s thunder
  12. jump on the bandwagon
  13. the best of both worlds
  14. hit the books
  15. miss the boat
  16. let the cat out of the bag
  17. bite off more than you can chew
  18. go the extra mile
  19. spill the beans
  20. cry over spilled milk
  21. sit on the fence
  22. no pain, no gain
  23. cut to the chase
  24. back to square one
  25. keep your chin up
  26. face the music
  27. let sleeping dogs lie
  28. burning the midnight oil
  29. see eye to eye
  30. hit the nail on the head
  31. costs an arm and a leg
  32. pull someone’s leg
  33. break a leg
  34. the ball is in your court
  35. when pigs fly
  36. rain on someone’s parade
  37. cut corners
  38. once in a blue moon
  39. under the weather
  40. call it a day