Let's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.Get youracttogetherTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonNot payingattention;daydreamingTell mewhatyou'rethinking.To giveupto rub saltinto one'swoundsTo bitethebulletDon't cryover spiltmilkDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingTo costan armand a legget ataste ofyour ownmedicineDon't quityour dayjobsomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywherethe bestof bothworldsA blessinginDisguisedon't putall youreggs inone basketGoodluckBeataroundthe bushTo startoverThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!to getbent outof shapeto bite offmore thanyou canchewBarkingup thewrongtreeYourguess isas goodas mine.To make abad thingworseBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey sayLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.Get youracttogetherTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonNot payingattention;daydreamingTell mewhatyou'rethinking.To giveupto rub saltinto one'swoundsTo bitethebulletDon't cryover spiltmilkDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingTo costan armand a legget ataste ofyour ownmedicineDon't quityour dayjobsomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywherethe bestof bothworldsA blessinginDisguisedon't putall youreggs inone basketGoodluckBeataroundthe bushTo startoverThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!to getbent outof shapeto bite offmore thanyou canchewBarkingup thewrongtreeYourguess isas goodas mine.To make abad thingworseBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey say

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