stealsomeone’sthunderthroughthickand thinto takethe bull bythe hornsthe ballis in yourcourtcall ita daybarkingup thewrongtreecutcornersbreakthebankto feelunder theweatheroncloudninebiteyourtonguethe bestof bothworldstimeflieshit thenail onthe headcut tothechasepullsomeone’slegthe tipof theicebergwhenpigs flyhit thesackoncebitten,twice shyundertheweathermake along storyshortgo theextramilecosts anarm anda legspillthebeanson thinicelet thecat out ofthe bagseeeye toeyeby theskin ofyour teethto hitthejackpotbite offmore thanyou canchewhit theroadin hotwatera pieceof cakeyou can’tjudge abook byits coverburningthemidnightoilto be oncloudninehit thebooksback tosquareoneto paythroughthe nosejump onthebandwagonrain onsomeone’sparadenopain,no gainletsleepingdogs liecry overspilledmilktake itwith agrain ofsaltfacethemusiconce ina bluemoonsit onthefenceto letsomeoneoff thehookbreaka legaddfuel tothe firekeepyourchin upbreakthe icemisstheboatstealsomeone’sthunderthroughthickand thinto takethe bull bythe hornsthe ballis in yourcourtcall ita daybarkingup thewrongtreecutcornersbreakthebankto feelunder theweatheroncloudninebiteyourtonguethe bestof bothworldstimeflieshit thenail onthe headcut tothechasepullsomeone’slegthe tipof theicebergwhenpigs flyhit thesackoncebitten,twice shyundertheweathermake along storyshortgo theextramilecosts anarm anda legspillthebeanson thinicelet thecat out ofthe bagseeeye toeyeby theskin ofyour teethto hitthejackpotbite offmore thanyou canchewhit theroadin hotwatera pieceof cakeyou can’tjudge abook byits coverburningthemidnightoilto be oncloudninehit thebooksback tosquareoneto paythroughthe nosejump onthebandwagonrain onsomeone’sparadenopain,no gainletsleepingdogs liecry overspilledmilktake itwith agrain ofsaltfacethemusiconce ina bluemoonsit onthefenceto letsomeoneoff thehookbreaka legaddfuel tothe firekeepyourchin upbreakthe icemisstheboat

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