a pieceof cakebreakthebankwhenpigs flytimefliesrain onsomeone’sparadehit thenail onthe headaddfuel tothe firemisstheboatundertheweatherpullsomeone’slegletsleepingdogs liebiteyourtonguein hotwaterspillthebeansstealsomeone’sthunderburningthemidnightoilfacethemusicto letsomeoneoff thehookto takethe bull bythe hornscut tothechasecosts anarm anda leghit thebooksgo theextramilebarkingup thewrongtreeto hitthejackpotback tosquareoneonce ina bluemoonjump onthebandwagonhit thesackbreakthe iceoncebitten,twice shycutcornersnopain,no gaincry overspilledmilkto paythroughthe nosetake itwith agrain ofsaltbite offmore thanyou canchewoncloudninethe ballis in yourcourton thinicekeepyourchin upto feelunder theweathersit onthefencecall ita daybreaka legthroughthickand thinto be oncloudnineseeeye toeyethe tipof theicebergmake along storyshortthe bestof bothworldshit theroadlet thecat out ofthe bagyou can’tjudge abook byits coverby theskin ofyour teetha pieceof cakebreakthebankwhenpigs flytimefliesrain onsomeone’sparadehit thenail onthe headaddfuel tothe firemisstheboatundertheweatherpullsomeone’slegletsleepingdogs liebiteyourtonguein hotwaterspillthebeansstealsomeone’sthunderburningthemidnightoilfacethemusicto letsomeoneoff thehookto takethe bull bythe hornscut tothechasecosts anarm anda leghit thebooksgo theextramilebarkingup thewrongtreeto hitthejackpotback tosquareoneonce ina bluemoonjump onthebandwagonhit thesackbreakthe iceoncebitten,twice shycutcornersnopain,no gaincry overspilledmilkto paythroughthe nosetake itwith agrain ofsaltbite offmore thanyou canchewoncloudninethe ballis in yourcourton thinicekeepyourchin upto feelunder theweathersit onthefencecall ita daybreaka legthroughthickand thinto be oncloudnineseeeye toeyethe tipof theicebergmake along storyshortthe bestof bothworldshit theroadlet thecat out ofthe bagyou can’tjudge abook byits coverby theskin ofyour teeth

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