let thecat out ofthe bagby theskin ofyour teethbreaka legto hitthejackpotcall ita dayaddfuel tothe firejump onthebandwagontake itwith agrain ofsalta pieceof cakebite offmore thanyou canchewto paythroughthe nosetimeflieshit theroadmake along storyshortbreakthebankto be oncloudnineon thiniceletsleepingdogs liehit thesackmisstheboatonce ina bluemooncry overspilledmilkthroughthickand thinbiteyourtonguecut tothechasebreakthe iceyou can’tjudge abook byits coverrain onsomeone’sparadehit thebooksundertheweathergo theextramilespillthebeanssit onthefenceback tosquareoneoncloudnineburningthemidnightoilthe tipof theicebergin hotwaterstealsomeone’sthunderpullsomeone’slegcutcornersnopain,no gainfacethemusicthe ballis in yourcourtbarkingup thewrongtreethe bestof bothworldskeepyourchin upto letsomeoneoff thehookto takethe bull bythe hornsseeeye toeyecosts anarm anda legoncebitten,twice shywhenpigs flyhit thenail onthe headto feelunder theweatherlet thecat out ofthe bagby theskin ofyour teethbreaka legto hitthejackpotcall ita dayaddfuel tothe firejump onthebandwagontake itwith agrain ofsalta pieceof cakebite offmore thanyou canchewto paythroughthe nosetimeflieshit theroadmake along storyshortbreakthebankto be oncloudnineon thiniceletsleepingdogs liehit thesackmisstheboatonce ina bluemooncry overspilledmilkthroughthickand thinbiteyourtonguecut tothechasebreakthe iceyou can’tjudge abook byits coverrain onsomeone’sparadehit thebooksundertheweathergo theextramilespillthebeanssit onthefenceback tosquareoneoncloudnineburningthemidnightoilthe tipof theicebergin hotwaterstealsomeone’sthunderpullsomeone’slegcutcornersnopain,no gainfacethemusicthe ballis in yourcourtbarkingup thewrongtreethe bestof bothworldskeepyourchin upto letsomeoneoff thehookto takethe bull bythe hornsseeeye toeyecosts anarm anda legoncebitten,twice shywhenpigs flyhit thenail onthe headto feelunder theweather

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