misstheboatby theskin ofyour teethjump onthebandwagonhit theroadcutcornersthe ballis in yourcourtto paythroughthe nosecry overspilledmilkto takethe bull bythe hornstimefliesbreakthebankin hotwaterbreaka legto letsomeoneoff thehookbiteyourtongueaddfuel tothe fireundertheweatherpullsomeone’slegmake along storyshortrain onsomeone’sparadefacethemusichit thenail onthe headhit thesackthe bestof bothworldsto be oncloudnineburningthemidnightoilyou can’tjudge abook byits covercut tothechasenopain,no gainto feelunder theweathergo theextramileoncloudninetake itwith agrain ofsalta pieceof cakeletsleepingdogs liebarkingup thewrongtreesit onthefencekeepyourchin upbite offmore thanyou canchewwhenpigs flycall ita dayseeeye toeyecosts anarm anda legto hitthejackpotspillthebeanslet thecat out ofthe bagon thinicethe tipof theicebergoncebitten,twice shystealsomeone’sthunderback tosquareonebreakthe iceonce ina bluemoonthroughthickand thinhit thebooksmisstheboatby theskin ofyour teethjump onthebandwagonhit theroadcutcornersthe ballis in yourcourtto paythroughthe nosecry overspilledmilkto takethe bull bythe hornstimefliesbreakthebankin hotwaterbreaka legto letsomeoneoff thehookbiteyourtongueaddfuel tothe fireundertheweatherpullsomeone’slegmake along storyshortrain onsomeone’sparadefacethemusichit thenail onthe headhit thesackthe bestof bothworldsto be oncloudnineburningthemidnightoilyou can’tjudge abook byits covercut tothechasenopain,no gainto feelunder theweathergo theextramileoncloudninetake itwith agrain ofsalta pieceof cakeletsleepingdogs liebarkingup thewrongtreesit onthefencekeepyourchin upbite offmore thanyou canchewwhenpigs flycall ita dayseeeye toeyecosts anarm anda legto hitthejackpotspillthebeanslet thecat out ofthe bagon thinicethe tipof theicebergoncebitten,twice shystealsomeone’sthunderback tosquareonebreakthe iceonce ina bluemoonthroughthickand thinhit thebooks

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