knucklesandwich—hittingsomeone inthe facea slap on thewrist—awarning orlightpunishmentcatch somezzz’s—sleep for alittle whileface the music—own up totheconsequencesbasket case—actingstrangely,disorganized,frazzled, upsetvanish into thinair—suddenlybecomesimpossible tofindgrab a bite—go outto eat at arestaurantin thejoint—inprisonAchilles’ heel—a weakness,something thatcan bring youdowna skeletonin the closet—a deep,dark secretstorm off—leavesuddenlyand angrilycut to thechase—hurryup and makeyour pointall business—veryserious andfocusedroll up yoursleeves—get readyto workthe benefit ofthe doubt—believingsomeone evenif you’re notsurea slip of thetongue—somethingyou sayaccidentallyconclusion—theending ofyour essaylay low—hidefrom peoplewho aretrying to findyouin a nutshell—in as fewwords aspossiblebody—themiddle part ofyour essay,where most ofthe informationismade thepapers—becamebig newsintroduction—thebeginning ofyour essaythesis---theimportantopinion oridea youressay is aboutthat’s ashame—that’s sadwhat you justsaidloot-somethingyou stealballparkfigure—aneducatedguess orestimatea sight forsore eyes—aperson orthing you arehappy to seeknucklesandwich—hittingsomeone inthe facea slap on thewrist—awarning orlightpunishmentcatch somezzz’s—sleep for alittle whileface the music—own up totheconsequencesbasket case—actingstrangely,disorganized,frazzled, upsetvanish into thinair—suddenlybecomesimpossible tofindgrab a bite—go outto eat at arestaurantin thejoint—inprisonAchilles’ heel—a weakness,something thatcan bring youdowna skeletonin the closet—a deep,dark secretstorm off—leavesuddenlyand angrilycut to thechase—hurryup and makeyour pointall business—veryserious andfocusedroll up yoursleeves—get readyto workthe benefit ofthe doubt—believingsomeone evenif you’re notsurea slip of thetongue—somethingyou sayaccidentallyconclusion—theending ofyour essaylay low—hidefrom peoplewho aretrying to findyouin a nutshell—in as fewwords aspossiblebody—themiddle part ofyour essay,where most ofthe informationismade thepapers—becamebig newsintroduction—thebeginning ofyour essaythesis---theimportantopinion oridea youressay is aboutthat’s ashame—that’s sadwhat you justsaidloot-somethingyou stealballparkfigure—aneducatedguess orestimatea sight forsore eyes—aperson orthing you arehappy to see

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