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