act in asillywayplaythe foolbegoodenoughcut themustardstaycheerfulkeepyourchin uptakeshortcutscutcornerssure ofsuccesshave itmadeimportantpersonbigcheeseberelaxedLet yourhairdownmeantas ajoketongueincheekbe veryangryseeredgo tobedhit thesackenter acontestthrowyour hatin the ringstartworkinggetcrackingadmityou werewrongeatcrowmoveawaypull upstakesbe inchargecall theshotsrarelyonce ina bluemoonclumsyallthumbsoverworkyourselfburn thecandle atboth endsact in asillywayplaythe foolbegoodenoughcut themustardstaycheerfulkeepyourchin uptakeshortcutscutcornerssure ofsuccesshave itmadeimportantpersonbigcheeseberelaxedLet yourhairdownmeantas ajoketongueincheekbe veryangryseeredgo tobedhit thesackenter acontestthrowyour hatin the ringstartworkinggetcrackingadmityou werewrongeatcrowmoveawaypull upstakesbe inchargecall theshotsrarelyonce ina bluemoonclumsyallthumbsoverworkyourselfburn thecandle atboth ends

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