the ballis in yourcourtstealsomeone’sthunderto letsomeoneoff thehookthe bestof bothworldscutcornersyou can’tjudge abook byits covercry overspilledmilkseeeye toeyeto feelunder theweathercut tothechaseundertheweatherbreakthebankhit theroadto be oncloudnineto takethe bull bythe hornscosts anarm anda legby theskin ofyour teethback tosquareonein hotwaterbarkingup thewrongtreeoncloudninea pieceof cakewhenpigs flygo theextramileburningthemidnightoillet thecat out ofthe baghit thesackrain onsomeone’sparadesit onthefencetake itwith agrain ofsaltjump onthebandwagonmisstheboatbiteyourtongueletsleepingdogs lieaddfuel tothe firekeepyourchin upbreaka legbite offmore thanyou canchewthroughthickand thinto paythroughthe nosetimefliesbreakthe icenopain,no gainon thinicepullsomeone’slegcall ita dayonce ina bluemoononcebitten,twice shyto hitthejackpotspillthebeansmake along storyshorthit thenail onthe headthe tipof theicebergfacethemusichit thebooksthe ballis in yourcourtstealsomeone’sthunderto letsomeoneoff thehookthe bestof bothworldscutcornersyou can’tjudge abook byits covercry overspilledmilkseeeye toeyeto feelunder theweathercut tothechaseundertheweatherbreakthebankhit theroadto be oncloudnineto takethe bull bythe hornscosts anarm anda legby theskin ofyour teethback tosquareonein hotwaterbarkingup thewrongtreeoncloudninea pieceof cakewhenpigs flygo theextramileburningthemidnightoillet thecat out ofthe baghit thesackrain onsomeone’sparadesit onthefencetake itwith agrain ofsaltjump onthebandwagonmisstheboatbiteyourtongueletsleepingdogs lieaddfuel tothe firekeepyourchin upbreaka legbite offmore thanyou canchewthroughthickand thinto paythroughthe nosetimefliesbreakthe icenopain,no gainon thinicepullsomeone’slegcall ita dayonce ina bluemoononcebitten,twice shyto hitthejackpotspillthebeansmake along storyshorthit thenail onthe headthe tipof theicebergfacethemusichit thebooks

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