basket case—actingstrangely,disorganized,frazzled, upsetvanish into thinair—suddenlybecomesimpossible tofindthesis---theimportantopinion oridea youressay is aboutcatch somezzz’s—sleep for alittle whileAchilles’ heel—a weakness,something thatcan bring youdowncut to thechase—hurryup and makeyour pointall business—veryserious andfocusedthat’s ashame—that’s sadwhat you justsaidgrab a bite—go outto eat at arestaurantballparkfigure—aneducatedguess orestimatea sight forsore eyes—aperson orthing you arehappy to seein thejoint—inprisonlay low—hidefrom peoplewho aretrying to findyoua slip of thetongue—somethingyou sayaccidentallya slap on thewrist—awarning orlightpunishmentloot-somethingyou stealknucklesandwich—hittingsomeone inthe facea skeletonin the closet—a deep,dark secretface the music—own up totheconsequencesstorm off—leavesuddenlyand angrilyroll up yoursleeves—get readyto workthe benefit ofthe doubt—believingsomeone evenif you’re notsureintroduction—thebeginning ofyour essaymade thepapers—becamebig newsin a nutshell—in as fewwords aspossibleconclusion—theending ofyour essaybody—themiddle part ofyour essay,where most ofthe informationisbasket case—actingstrangely,disorganized,frazzled, upsetvanish into thinair—suddenlybecomesimpossible tofindthesis---theimportantopinion oridea youressay is aboutcatch somezzz’s—sleep for alittle whileAchilles’ heel—a weakness,something thatcan bring youdowncut to thechase—hurryup and makeyour pointall business—veryserious andfocusedthat’s ashame—that’s sadwhat you justsaidgrab a bite—go outto eat at arestaurantballparkfigure—aneducatedguess orestimatea sight forsore eyes—aperson orthing you arehappy to seein thejoint—inprisonlay low—hidefrom peoplewho aretrying to findyoua slip of thetongue—somethingyou sayaccidentallya slap on thewrist—awarning orlightpunishmentloot-somethingyou stealknucklesandwich—hittingsomeone inthe facea skeletonin the closet—a deep,dark secretface the music—own up totheconsequencesstorm off—leavesuddenlyand angrilyroll up yoursleeves—get readyto workthe benefit ofthe doubt—believingsomeone evenif you’re notsureintroduction—thebeginning ofyour essaymade thepapers—becamebig newsin a nutshell—in as fewwords aspossibleconclusion—theending ofyour essaybody—themiddle part ofyour essay,where most ofthe informationis

Idioms + Writing Call Cards - 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. basket case—acting strangely, disorganized, frazzled, upset
  2. vanish into thin air—suddenly becomes impossible to find
  3. thesis---the important opinion or idea your essay is about
  4. catch some zzz’s—sleep for a little while
  5. Achilles’ heel—a weakness, something that can bring you down
  6. cut to the chase—hurry up and make your point
  7. all business—very serious and focused
  8. that’s a shame—that’s sad what you just said
  9. grab a bite—go out to eat at a restaurant
  10. ballpark figure—an educated guess or estimate
  11. a sight for sore eyes—a person or thing you are happy to see
  12. in the joint—in prison
  13. lay low—hide from people who are trying to find you
  14. a slip of the tongue—something you say accidentally
  15. a slap on the wrist—a warning or light punishment
  16. loot-something you steal
  17. knuckle sandwich—hitting someone in the face
  18. a skeleton in the closet—a deep, dark secret
  19. face the music—own up to the consequences
  20. storm off—leave suddenly and angrily
  21. roll up your sleeves—get ready to work
  22. the benefit of the doubt—believing someone even if you’re not sure
  23. introduction—the beginning of your essay
  24. made the papers—became big news
  25. in a nutshell—in as few words as possible
  26. conclusion—the ending of your essay
  27. body—the middle part of your essay, where most of the information is