Don't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchdon't putall youreggs inone basketBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey saysomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereto rub saltinto one'swoundsDon't cryover spiltmilkTo giveupDon't quityour dayjobTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.Get youracttogetherthe bestof bothworldsA blessinginDisguiseget ataste ofyour ownmedicineBeataroundthe bushGoodluckYourguess isas goodas mine.Tell mewhatyou'rethinking.To make abad thingworseComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonto bite offmore thanyou canchewThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!to getbent outof shapeTo costan armand a legTo startoverTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderBarkingup thewrongtreeTo bitethebulletNot payingattention;daydreamingDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchdon't putall youreggs inone basketBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey saysomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereto rub saltinto one'swoundsDon't cryover spiltmilkTo giveupDon't quityour dayjobTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.Get youracttogetherthe bestof bothworldsA blessinginDisguiseget ataste ofyour ownmedicineBeataroundthe bushGoodluckYourguess isas goodas mine.Tell mewhatyou'rethinking.To make abad thingworseComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonto bite offmore thanyou canchewThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!to getbent outof shapeTo costan armand a legTo startoverTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderBarkingup thewrongtreeTo bitethebulletNot payingattention;daydreaming

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