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