act in asillywayplaythe fooloverworkyourselfburn thecandle atboth endsgo tobedhit thesackclumsyallthumbstakeshortcutscutcornersstaycheerfulkeepyourchin uprarelyonce ina bluemoonbegoodenoughcut themustardsure ofsuccesshave itmadeadmityou werewrongeatcrowbe inchargecall theshotsbe veryangryseeredstartworkinggetcrackingenter acontestthrowyour hatin the ringmeantas ajoketongueincheekberelaxedLet yourhairdownimportantpersonbigcheesemoveawaypull upstakesact in asillywayplaythe fooloverworkyourselfburn thecandle atboth endsgo tobedhit thesackclumsyallthumbstakeshortcutscutcornersstaycheerfulkeepyourchin uprarelyonce ina bluemoonbegoodenoughcut themustardsure ofsuccesshave itmadeadmityou werewrongeatcrowbe inchargecall theshotsbe veryangryseeredstartworkinggetcrackingenter acontestthrowyour hatin the ringmeantas ajoketongueincheekberelaxedLet yourhairdownimportantpersonbigcheesemoveawaypull upstakes

Idioms - 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. play the fool
    act in a silly way
  2. burn the candle at both ends
    overwork yourself
  3. hit the sack
    go to bed
  4. all thumbs
    clumsy
  5. cut corners
    take shortcuts
  6. keep your chin up
    stay cheerful
  7. once in a blue moon
    rarely
  8. cut the mustard
    be good enough
  9. have it made
    sure of success
  10. eat crow
    admit you were wrong
  11. call the shots
    be in charge
  12. see red
    be very angry
  13. get cracking
    start working
  14. throw your hat in the ring
    enter a contest
  15. tongue in cheek
    meant as a joke
  16. Let your hair down
    be relaxed
  17. big cheese
    important person
  18. pull up stakes
    move away