To make asituationworsethan it isSaysomethingyou shouldn'thave saidChangesomethingthat doesn'tneed itMake aneffort toimprove yourbehaviourTo showyourselfas youreally areFREE!Not takingsides inanargumentSomeone'sfavouriteperson orthingUnderstandsomethingthat is notvery clearIt israiningveryheavilyTry harduntil youcan't doany moreTo befeelingvery sickTalk abouta person& theyshow upTo keep talkingaboutsomething thatmakes peopleembarassedBecomepopularsuddenlyThings arebecomingmorecomplicatedTo trick ordecievepeopleEventsthat leadto troubleToconfrontproblemshead-onHave areallygood timeTo be in agrumpymoodBeginningofsomethingbigTo hide anembarrassingsecretCan'tcompare twovery differentthingsA newstart inlifeTo make asituationworsethan it isSaysomethingyou shouldn'thave saidChangesomethingthat doesn'tneed itMake aneffort toimprove yourbehaviourTo showyourselfas youreally areFREE!Not takingsides inanargumentSomeone'sfavouriteperson orthingUnderstandsomethingthat is notvery clearIt israiningveryheavilyTry harduntil youcan't doany moreTo befeelingvery sickTalk abouta person& theyshow upTo keep talkingaboutsomething thatmakes peopleembarassedBecomepopularsuddenlyThings arebecomingmorecomplicatedTo trick ordecievepeopleEventsthat leadto troubleToconfrontproblemshead-onHave areallygood timeTo be in agrumpymoodBeginningofsomethingbigTo hide anembarrassingsecretCan'tcompare twovery differentthingsA newstart inlife

Figurative Language - 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. To make a situation worse than it is
  2. Say something you shouldn't have said
  3. Change something that doesn't need it
  4. Make an effort to improve your behaviour
  5. To show yourself as you really are
  6. FREE!
  7. Not taking sides in an argument
  8. Someone's favourite person or thing
  9. Understand something that is not very clear
  10. It is raining very heavily
  11. Try hard until you can't do any more
  12. To be feeling very sick
  13. Talk about a person & they show up
  14. To keep talking about something that makes people embarassed
  15. Become popular suddenly
  16. Things are becoming more complicated
  17. To trick or decieve people
  18. Events that lead to trouble
  19. To confront problems head-on
  20. Have a really good time
  21. To be in a grumpy mood
  22. Beginning of something big
  23. To hide an embarrassing secret
  24. Can't compare two very different things
  25. A new start in life