PullingyourlegBarkingup thewrongtreePoundthepavementthroughandthroughMy hair isstandingon endDownin thedumps Keep yournose tothegrindstoneUndertheweatherOut ofthewoodsFit as afiddleBeatingaroundthe bushIt's rainingcats anddogsFull ofbaloneyBull-headedYourname willbe mudChip onhisshoulderFlyinghighEatyourwordsThetime isripeOverthe hillOncloudnineLet thecat out ofthe bagOnce ina bluemoonBy theskin ofhis teethSave itfor a rainydayPullingyourlegBarkingup thewrongtreePoundthepavementthroughandthroughMy hair isstandingon endDownin thedumps Keep yournose tothegrindstoneUndertheweatherOut ofthewoodsFit as afiddleBeatingaroundthe bushIt's rainingcats anddogsFull ofbaloneyBull-headedYourname willbe mudChip onhisshoulderFlyinghighEatyourwordsThetime isripeOverthe hillOncloudnineLet thecat out ofthe bagOnce ina bluemoonBy theskin ofhis teethSave itfor a rainyday

Figurative Language - 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. Pulling your leg
  2. Barking up the wrong tree
  3. Pound the pavement
  4. through and through
  5. My hair is standing on end
  6. Down in the dumps
  7. Keep your nose to the grindstone
  8. Under the weather
  9. Out of the woods
  10. Fit as a fiddle
  11. Beating around the bush
  12. It's raining cats and dogs
  13. Full of baloney
  14. Bull-headed
  15. Your name will be mud
  16. Chip on his shoulder
  17. Flying high
  18. Eat your words
  19. The time is ripe
  20. Over the hill
  21. On cloud nine
  22. Let the cat out of the bag
  23. Once in a blue moon
  24. By the skin of his teeth
  25. Save it for a rainy day