Comparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonBarkingup thewrongtreeTo startoverNot payingattention;daydreamingDon't quityour dayjobsomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereTo giveupDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchget ataste ofyour ownmedicinedon't putall youreggs inone basketTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderTo costan armand a legTell mewhatyou'rethinking.Get youracttogetherto getbent outof shapethe bestof bothworldsGoodluckTo bitethebulletA blessinginDisguiseThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!Believe whatpeople doand not whatthey sayto rub saltinto one'swoundsto bite offmore thanyou canchewBeataroundthe bushYourguess isas goodas mine.Don't cryover spiltmilkTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.To make abad thingworseComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonBarkingup thewrongtreeTo startoverNot payingattention;daydreamingDon't quityour dayjobsomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereTo giveupDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchget ataste ofyour ownmedicinedon't putall youreggs inone basketTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderTo costan armand a legTell mewhatyou'rethinking.Get youracttogetherto getbent outof shapethe bestof bothworldsGoodluckTo bitethebulletA blessinginDisguiseThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!Believe whatpeople doand not whatthey sayto rub saltinto one'swoundsto bite offmore thanyou canchewBeataroundthe bushYourguess isas goodas mine.Don't cryover spiltmilkTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.To make abad thingworse

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