the benefit ofthe doubt—believingsomeone evenif you’re notsureballparkfigure—aneducatedguess orestimatea sight forsore eyes—aperson orthing you arehappy to seein a nutshell—in as fewwords aspossiblelay low—hidefrom peoplewho aretrying to findyoubasket case—actingstrangely,disorganized,frazzled, upseta slap on thewrist—awarning orlightpunishmentAchilles’ heel—a weakness,something thatcan bring youdownall business—veryserious andfocusedintroduction—thebeginning ofyour essaymade thepapers—becamebig newsgrab a bite—go outto eat at arestaurantthat’s ashame—that’s sadwhat you justsaidknucklesandwich—hittingsomeone inthe facethesis---theimportantopinion oridea youressay is aboutbody—themiddle part ofyour essay,where most ofthe informationiscut to thechase—hurryup and makeyour pointcatch somezzz’s—sleep for alittle whileconclusion—theending ofyour essaya slip of thetongue—somethingyou sayaccidentallystorm off—leavesuddenlyand angrilya skeletonin the closet—a deep,dark secretvanish into thinair—suddenlybecomesimpossible tofindin thejoint—inprisonloot-somethingyou stealface the music—own up totheconsequencesroll up yoursleeves—get readyto workthe benefit ofthe doubt—believingsomeone evenif you’re notsureballparkfigure—aneducatedguess orestimatea sight forsore eyes—aperson orthing you arehappy to seein a nutshell—in as fewwords aspossiblelay low—hidefrom peoplewho aretrying to findyoubasket case—actingstrangely,disorganized,frazzled, upseta slap on thewrist—awarning orlightpunishmentAchilles’ heel—a weakness,something thatcan bring youdownall business—veryserious andfocusedintroduction—thebeginning ofyour essaymade thepapers—becamebig newsgrab a bite—go outto eat at arestaurantthat’s ashame—that’s sadwhat you justsaidknucklesandwich—hittingsomeone inthe facethesis---theimportantopinion oridea youressay is aboutbody—themiddle part ofyour essay,where most ofthe informationiscut to thechase—hurryup and makeyour pointcatch somezzz’s—sleep for alittle whileconclusion—theending ofyour essaya slip of thetongue—somethingyou sayaccidentallystorm off—leavesuddenlyand angrilya skeletonin the closet—a deep,dark secretvanish into thinair—suddenlybecomesimpossible tofindin thejoint—inprisonloot-somethingyou stealface the music—own up totheconsequencesroll up yoursleeves—get readyto work

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