The personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!To givesomeonethe coldshoulderTo startoverComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommondon't putall youreggs inone basketA blessinginDisguiseDon't quityour dayjobTo costan armand a legTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchBeataroundthe bushGoodluckto bite offmore thanyou canchewTo bitethebulletTo make abad thingworsesomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereto getbent outof shapeget ataste ofyour ownmedicineNot payingattention;daydreamingto rub saltinto one'swoundsthe bestof bothworldsYourguess isas goodas mine.Let's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.Tell mewhatyou'rethinking.Don't cryover spiltmilkBarkingup thewrongtreeTo giveupGet youracttogetherBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey sayThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!To givesomeonethe coldshoulderTo startoverComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommondon't putall youreggs inone basketA blessinginDisguiseDon't quityour dayjobTo costan armand a legTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchBeataroundthe bushGoodluckto bite offmore thanyou canchewTo bitethebulletTo make abad thingworsesomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereto getbent outof shapeget ataste ofyour ownmedicineNot payingattention;daydreamingto rub saltinto one'swoundsthe bestof bothworldsYourguess isas goodas mine.Let's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.Tell mewhatyou'rethinking.Don't cryover spiltmilkBarkingup thewrongtreeTo giveupGet youracttogetherBelieve 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. The person we were just talking about showed up!
  2. To give someone the cold shoulder
  3. To start over
  4. Comparing two things that have nothing in common
  5. don't put all your eggs in one basket
  6. A blessing in Disguise
  7. Don't quit your day job
  8. To cost an arm and a leg
  9. To not hold someone responsible for something
  10. Don't count your chickens before they hatch
  11. Beat around the bush
  12. Good luck
  13. to bite off more than you can chew
  14. To bite the bullet
  15. To make a bad thing worse
  16. something that is cheap and available everywhere
  17. to get bent out of shape
  18. get a taste of your own medicine
  19. Not paying attention; daydreaming
  20. to rub salt into one's wounds
  21. the best of both worlds
  22. Your guess is as good as mine.
  23. Let's not talk about that problem right now.
  24. Tell me what you're thinking.
  25. Don't cry over spilt milk
  26. Barking up the wrong tree
  27. To give up
  28. Get your act together
  29. Believe what people do and not what they say