biteyourtonguecall ita dayto feelunder theweathertimeflieskeepyourchin upbreakthe iceburningthemidnightoilbite offmore thanyou canchewhit thenail onthe headnopain,no gainbreakthebankto letsomeoneoff thehookin hotwaterhit theroadto be oncloudninecry overspilledmilkoncebitten,twice shystealsomeone’sthunderyou can’tjudge abook byits coverpullsomeone’slegonce ina bluemoonhit thebooksto hitthejackpotthe ballis in yourcourtcut tothechaseseeeye toeyethe tipof theicebergmisstheboataddfuel tothe fireback tosquareonetake itwith agrain ofsaltundertheweathercosts anarm anda legjump onthebandwagongo theextramileto takethe bull bythe hornsby theskin ofyour teeththe bestof bothworldsoncloudninefacethemusicto paythroughthe noseon thinicespillthebeansrain onsomeone’sparadea pieceof cakewhenpigs flymake along storyshortsit onthefencethroughthickand thinbarkingup thewrongtreecutcornershit thesackbreaka legletsleepingdogs lielet thecat out ofthe bagbiteyourtonguecall ita dayto feelunder theweathertimeflieskeepyourchin upbreakthe iceburningthemidnightoilbite offmore thanyou canchewhit thenail onthe headnopain,no gainbreakthebankto letsomeoneoff thehookin hotwaterhit theroadto be oncloudninecry overspilledmilkoncebitten,twice shystealsomeone’sthunderyou can’tjudge abook byits coverpullsomeone’slegonce ina bluemoonhit thebooksto hitthejackpotthe ballis in yourcourtcut tothechaseseeeye toeyethe tipof theicebergmisstheboataddfuel tothe fireback tosquareonetake itwith agrain ofsaltundertheweathercosts anarm anda legjump onthebandwagongo theextramileto takethe bull bythe hornsby theskin ofyour teeththe bestof bothworldsoncloudninefacethemusicto paythroughthe noseon thinicespillthebeansrain onsomeone’sparadea pieceof cakewhenpigs flymake along storyshortsit onthefencethroughthickand thinbarkingup thewrongtreecutcornershit thesackbreaka legletsleepingdogs lielet thecat out ofthe bag

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