addfuel tothe fireletsleepingdogs liebreaka leglet thecat out ofthe bagcutcornerspullsomeone’slegoncloudnineby theskin ofyour teethin hotwaterthroughthickand thinyou can’tjudge abook byits coverto feelunder theweatherhit theroadhit thenail onthe headhit thebooksthe ballis in yourcourtonce ina bluemoonwhenpigs flybreakthebankburningthemidnightoilto hitthejackpotto takethe bull bythe hornstake itwith agrain ofsalthit thesackcosts anarm anda legspillthebeansto be oncloudnineto letsomeoneoff thehookcry overspilledmilkthe bestof bothworldsnopain,no gainbite offmore thanyou canchewbiteyourtonguekeepyourchin upbreakthe icejump onthebandwagonsit onthefencerain onsomeone’sparadethe tipof theiceberggo theextramilestealsomeone’sthunderfacethemusicmake along storyshortto paythroughthe noseundertheweatherbarkingup thewrongtreecall ita daytimeflieson thiniceoncebitten,twice shya pieceof cakeseeeye toeyecut tothechasemisstheboatback tosquareoneaddfuel tothe fireletsleepingdogs liebreaka leglet thecat out ofthe bagcutcornerspullsomeone’slegoncloudnineby theskin ofyour teethin hotwaterthroughthickand thinyou can’tjudge abook byits coverto feelunder theweatherhit theroadhit thenail onthe headhit thebooksthe ballis in yourcourtonce ina bluemoonwhenpigs flybreakthebankburningthemidnightoilto hitthejackpotto takethe bull bythe hornstake itwith agrain ofsalthit thesackcosts anarm anda legspillthebeansto be oncloudnineto letsomeoneoff thehookcry overspilledmilkthe bestof bothworldsnopain,no gainbite offmore thanyou canchewbiteyourtonguekeepyourchin upbreakthe icejump onthebandwagonsit onthefencerain onsomeone’sparadethe tipof theiceberggo theextramilestealsomeone’sthunderfacethemusicmake along storyshortto paythroughthe noseundertheweatherbarkingup thewrongtreecall ita daytimeflieson thiniceoncebitten,twice shya pieceof cakeseeeye toeyecut tothechasemisstheboatback tosquareone

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