roll up yoursleeves—get readyto worka skeletonin the closet—a deep,dark secretbody—themiddle part ofyour essay,where most ofthe informationisgrab a bite—go outto eat at arestaurantin a nutshell—in as fewwords aspossiblelay low—hidefrom peoplewho aretrying to findyouballparkfigure—aneducatedguess orestimatevanish into thinair—suddenlybecomesimpossible tofinda slap on thewrist—awarning orlightpunishmentintroduction—thebeginning ofyour essaythe benefit ofthe doubt—believingsomeone evenif you’re notsureconclusion—theending ofyour essayall business—veryserious andfocusedbasket case—actingstrangely,disorganized,frazzled, upsetstorm off—leavesuddenlyand angrilyloot-somethingyou stealcatch somezzz’s—sleep for alittle whilecut to thechase—hurryup and makeyour pointthat’s ashame—that’s sadwhat you justsaida slip of thetongue—somethingyou sayaccidentallymade thepapers—becamebig newsknucklesandwich—hittingsomeone inthe faceface the music—own up totheconsequencesin thejoint—inprisonAchilles’ heel—a weakness,something thatcan bring youdowna sight forsore eyes—aperson orthing you arehappy to seethesis---theimportantopinion oridea youressay is aboutroll up yoursleeves—get readyto worka skeletonin the closet—a deep,dark secretbody—themiddle part ofyour essay,where most ofthe informationisgrab a bite—go outto eat at arestaurantin a nutshell—in as fewwords aspossiblelay low—hidefrom peoplewho aretrying to findyouballparkfigure—aneducatedguess orestimatevanish into thinair—suddenlybecomesimpossible tofinda slap on thewrist—awarning orlightpunishmentintroduction—thebeginning ofyour essaythe benefit ofthe doubt—believingsomeone evenif you’re notsureconclusion—theending ofyour essayall business—veryserious andfocusedbasket case—actingstrangely,disorganized,frazzled, upsetstorm off—leavesuddenlyand angrilyloot-somethingyou stealcatch somezzz’s—sleep for alittle whilecut to thechase—hurryup and makeyour pointthat’s ashame—that’s sadwhat you justsaida slip of thetongue—somethingyou sayaccidentallymade thepapers—becamebig newsknucklesandwich—hittingsomeone inthe faceface the music—own up totheconsequencesin thejoint—inprisonAchilles’ heel—a weakness,something thatcan bring youdowna sight forsore eyes—aperson orthing you arehappy to seethesis---theimportantopinion oridea youressay is about

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