Tell mewhatyou'rethinking.Beataroundthe bushTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingTo make abad thingworseDon't quityour dayjobTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderget ataste ofyour ownmedicinesomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereTo costan armand a legComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonto rub saltinto one'swoundsTo giveupto bite offmore thanyou canchewThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!To startoverLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.Don't cryover spiltmilkTo bitethebulletBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey sayBarkingup thewrongtreeYourguess isas goodas mine.Get youracttogetherdon't putall youreggs inone basketNot payingattention;daydreamingDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchGoodluckA blessinginDisguisethe bestof bothworldsto getbent outof shapeTell mewhatyou'rethinking.Beataroundthe bushTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingTo make abad thingworseDon't quityour dayjobTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderget ataste ofyour ownmedicinesomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereTo costan armand a legComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonto rub saltinto one'swoundsTo giveupto bite offmore thanyou canchewThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!To startoverLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.Don't cryover spiltmilkTo bitethebulletBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey sayBarkingup thewrongtreeYourguess isas goodas mine.Get youracttogetherdon't putall youreggs inone basketNot payingattention;daydreamingDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchGoodluckA blessinginDisguisethe bestof bothworldsto getbent outof shape

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