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