Let's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.Beataroundthe bushthe bestof bothworldsGoodluckTo make abad thingworseDon't quityour dayjobto getbent outof shapeTo bitethebulletget ataste ofyour ownmedicinesomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingBarkingup thewrongtreeGet youracttogetherto rub saltinto one'swoundsTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderDon't cryover spiltmilkThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!Comparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonTo giveupdon't putall youreggs inone basketTo startoverDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey sayNot payingattention;daydreamingA blessinginDisguiseYourguess isas goodas mine.To costan armand a legto bite offmore thanyou canchewTell mewhatyou'rethinking.Let's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.Beataroundthe bushthe bestof bothworldsGoodluckTo make abad thingworseDon't quityour dayjobto getbent outof shapeTo bitethebulletget ataste ofyour ownmedicinesomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingBarkingup thewrongtreeGet youracttogetherto rub saltinto one'swoundsTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderDon't cryover spiltmilkThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!Comparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonTo giveupdon't putall youreggs inone basketTo startoverDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey sayNot payingattention;daydreamingA blessinginDisguiseYourguess isas goodas mine.To costan armand a legto bite offmore thanyou canchewTell mewhatyou'rethinking.

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