berelaxedlet yourhairdownbegoodenoughcut themustardrarelyonce ina bluemoonmeantas ajoketongueincheekbe veryangryseeredtakeshortcutscutcornersclumsyallthumbsimportantpersonbigcheeseact in asillywayplaythe fooladmityou werewrongeatcrowenter acontestthrowyour hatin the ringsure ofsuccesshave itmadeoverworkyourselfburn thecandle atboth endsgo tobedhit thesackbe inchargecall theshotsmoveawaypull upstakesstartworkinggetcrackingstaycheerfulkeepyourchin upberelaxedlet yourhairdownbegoodenoughcut themustardrarelyonce ina bluemoonmeantas ajoketongueincheekbe veryangryseeredtakeshortcutscutcornersclumsyallthumbsimportantpersonbigcheeseact in asillywayplaythe fooladmityou werewrongeatcrowenter acontestthrowyour hatin the ringsure ofsuccesshave itmadeoverworkyourselfburn thecandle atboth endsgo tobedhit thesackbe inchargecall theshotsmoveawaypull upstakesstartworkinggetcrackingstaycheerfulkeepyourchin up

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