act in asillywayplaythe foolbe veryangryseeredenter acontestthrowyour hatin the ringoverworkyourselfburn thecandle atboth endstakeshortcutscutcornersbegoodenoughcut themustardmoveawaypull upstakesadmityou werewrongeatcrowsure ofsuccesshave itmademeantas ajoketongueincheekgo tobedhit thesackrarelyonce ina bluemoonimportantpersonbigcheesestartworkinggetcrackingstaycheerfulkeepyourchin upbe inchargecall theshotsclumsyallthumbsberelaxedlet yourhairdownact in asillywayplaythe foolbe veryangryseeredenter acontestthrowyour hatin the ringoverworkyourselfburn thecandle atboth endstakeshortcutscutcornersbegoodenoughcut themustardmoveawaypull upstakesadmityou werewrongeatcrowsure ofsuccesshave itmademeantas ajoketongueincheekgo tobedhit thesackrarelyonce ina bluemoonimportantpersonbigcheesestartworkinggetcrackingstaycheerfulkeepyourchin upbe inchargecall theshotsclumsyallthumbsberelaxedlet yourhairdown

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