the bestof bothworldsto bite offmore thanyou canchewTo make abad thingworseComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonTo bitethebulletBeataroundthe bushDon't quityour dayjobBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey sayYourguess isas goodas mine.Tell mewhatyou'rethinking.get ataste ofyour ownmedicineGet youracttogetherdon't putall youreggs inone basketNot payingattention;daydreamingto rub saltinto one'swoundsto getbent outof shapeTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingDon't cryover spiltmilkGoodluckDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderTo giveupThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!Let's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.A blessinginDisguisesomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereTo costan armand a legTo startoverBarkingup thewrongtreethe bestof bothworldsto bite offmore thanyou canchewTo make abad thingworseComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonTo bitethebulletBeataroundthe bushDon't quityour dayjobBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey sayYourguess isas goodas mine.Tell mewhatyou'rethinking.get ataste ofyour ownmedicineGet youracttogetherdon't putall youreggs inone basketNot payingattention;daydreamingto rub saltinto one'swoundsto getbent outof shapeTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingDon't cryover spiltmilkGoodluckDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderTo giveupThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!Let's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.A blessinginDisguisesomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereTo costan armand a legTo startoverBarkingup thewrongtree

Figurative Language Bingo - 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. the best of both worlds
  2. to bite off more than you can chew
  3. To make a bad thing worse
  4. Comparing two things that have nothing in common
  5. To bite the bullet
  6. Beat around the bush
  7. Don't quit your day job
  8. Believe what people do and not what they say
  9. Your guess is as good as mine.
  10. Tell me what you're thinking.
  11. get a taste of your own medicine
  12. Get your act together
  13. don't put all your eggs in one basket
  14. Not paying attention; daydreaming
  15. to rub salt into one's wounds
  16. to get bent out of shape
  17. To not hold someone responsible for something
  18. Don't cry over spilt milk
  19. Good luck
  20. Don't count your chickens before they hatch
  21. To give someone the cold shoulder
  22. To give up
  23. The person we were just talking about showed up!
  24. Let's not talk about that problem right now.
  25. A blessing in Disguise
  26. something that is cheap and available everywhere
  27. To cost an arm and a leg
  28. To start over
  29. Barking up the wrong tree