To make abad thingworsethe bestof bothworldsDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchTell mewhatyou'rethinking.Don't cryover spiltmilkThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!Beataroundthe bushTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderGet youracttogetherNot payingattention;daydreamingLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.To giveupto rub saltinto one'swoundsget ataste ofyour ownmedicineto bite offmore thanyou canchewsomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereGoodluckBarkingup thewrongtreeTo costan armand a legTo bitethebulletBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey sayYourguess isas goodas mine.to getbent outof shapeTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingDon't quityour dayjobComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonA blessinginDisguisedon't putall youreggs inone basketTo startoverTo make abad thingworsethe bestof bothworldsDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchTell mewhatyou'rethinking.Don't cryover spiltmilkThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!Beataroundthe bushTo givesomeonethe coldshoulderGet youracttogetherNot payingattention;daydreamingLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.To giveupto rub saltinto one'swoundsget ataste ofyour ownmedicineto bite offmore thanyou canchewsomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereGoodluckBarkingup thewrongtreeTo costan armand a legTo bitethebulletBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey sayYourguess isas goodas mine.to getbent outof shapeTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingDon't quityour dayjobComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonA blessinginDisguisedon't putall youreggs inone basketTo startover

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