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