To bitethebulletdon't putall youreggs inone basketto getbent outof shapeDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchTo startoverTo giveupsomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereget ataste ofyour ownmedicineTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderGoodluckTell mewhatyou'rethinking.Comparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonNot payingattention;daydreamingTo make abad thingworseThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!Believe whatpeople doand not whatthey sayDon't quityour dayjobGet youracttogetherYourguess isas goodas mine.A blessinginDisguiseBeataroundthe bushBarkingup thewrongtreeLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.To costan armand a legto rub saltinto one'swoundsTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingto bite offmore thanyou canchewthe bestof bothworldsDon't cryover spiltmilkTo bitethebulletdon't putall youreggs inone basketto getbent outof shapeDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchTo startoverTo giveupsomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereget ataste ofyour ownmedicineTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderGoodluckTell mewhatyou'rethinking.Comparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonNot payingattention;daydreamingTo make abad thingworseThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!Believe whatpeople doand not whatthey sayDon't quityour dayjobGet youracttogetherYourguess isas goodas mine.A blessinginDisguiseBeataroundthe bushBarkingup thewrongtreeLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.To costan armand a legto rub saltinto one'swoundsTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingto bite offmore thanyou canchewthe bestof bothworldsDon't cryover spiltmilk

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