breaka legcosts anarm anda legto be oncloudninehit thebookshit theroadbite offmore thanyou canchewmisstheboatto feelunder theweathernopain,no gainstealsomeone’sthunderwhenpigs flythroughthickand thinto takethe bull bythe hornsaddfuel tothe firecutcornersbreakthebankletsleepingdogs lielet thecat out ofthe bagin hotwatergo theextramiletimefliescut tothechaseyou can’tjudge abook byits coverspillthebeansthe ballis in yourcourtto hitthejackpotonce ina bluemoonrain onsomeone’sparademake along storyshortto paythroughthe nosekeepyourchin upthe bestof bothworldsundertheweatherjump onthebandwagonfacethemusiccry overspilledmilkon thiniceto letsomeoneoff thehookhit thenail onthe headoncebitten,twice shya pieceof cakeby theskin ofyour teethtake itwith agrain ofsaltbarkingup thewrongtreeoncloudnineburningthemidnightoilback tosquareoneseeeye toeyebiteyourtonguecall ita daythe tipof theicebergpullsomeone’slegbreakthe icesit onthefencehit thesackbreaka legcosts anarm anda legto be oncloudninehit thebookshit theroadbite offmore thanyou canchewmisstheboatto feelunder theweathernopain,no gainstealsomeone’sthunderwhenpigs flythroughthickand thinto takethe bull bythe hornsaddfuel tothe firecutcornersbreakthebankletsleepingdogs lielet thecat out ofthe bagin hotwatergo theextramiletimefliescut tothechaseyou can’tjudge abook byits coverspillthebeansthe ballis in yourcourtto hitthejackpotonce ina bluemoonrain onsomeone’sparademake along storyshortto paythroughthe nosekeepyourchin upthe bestof bothworldsundertheweatherjump onthebandwagonfacethemusiccry overspilledmilkon thiniceto letsomeoneoff thehookhit thenail onthe headoncebitten,twice shya pieceof cakeby theskin ofyour teethtake itwith agrain ofsaltbarkingup thewrongtreeoncloudnineburningthemidnightoilback tosquareoneseeeye toeyebiteyourtonguecall ita daythe tipof theicebergpullsomeone’slegbreakthe icesit onthefencehit thesack

55 idioms ESL - 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. break a leg
  2. costs an arm and a leg
  3. to be on cloud nine
  4. hit the books
  5. hit the road
  6. bite off more than you can chew
  7. miss the boat
  8. to feel under the weather
  9. no pain, no gain
  10. steal someone’s thunder
  11. when pigs fly
  12. through thick and thin
  13. to take the bull by the horns
  14. add fuel to the fire
  15. cut corners
  16. break the bank
  17. let sleeping dogs lie
  18. let the cat out of the bag
  19. in hot water
  20. go the extra mile
  21. time flies
  22. cut to the chase
  23. you can’t judge a book by its cover
  24. spill the beans
  25. the ball is in your court
  26. to hit the jackpot
  27. once in a blue moon
  28. rain on someone’s parade
  29. make a long story short
  30. to pay through the nose
  31. keep your chin up
  32. the best of both worlds
  33. under the weather
  34. jump on the bandwagon
  35. face the music
  36. cry over spilled milk
  37. on thin ice
  38. to let someone off the hook
  39. hit the nail on the head
  40. once bitten, twice shy
  41. a piece of cake
  42. by the skin of your teeth
  43. take it with a grain of salt
  44. barking up the wrong tree
  45. on cloud nine
  46. burning the midnight oil
  47. back to square one
  48. see eye to eye
  49. bite your tongue
  50. call it a day
  51. the tip of the iceberg
  52. pull someone’s leg
  53. break the ice
  54. sit on the fence
  55. hit the sack