fare bingo

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to do bingo”, or more loosely translated as “to get bingo”.

Verb

fàre bingo (first-person singular present fàccio bingo, first-person singular past historic féci bingo, past participle fàtto bingo, first-person singular imperfect facévo bingo, second-person singular imperative fài bingo or fà' bingo, auxiliary avére)

1. to achieve a desired result, often by having good luck
2. to get a string of results in the same vein

   Prima hai dimenticato di fare i compiti, poi hai lasciato la tua stanza in disordine; hai fatto bingo!

   First you forgot to do your homework, then you left your room in disorder; bingo!