don't putall youreggs inone basketTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingTo bitethebulletBarkingup thewrongtreeLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.To startoverGoodluckto bite offmore thanyou canchewto rub saltinto one'swoundsTo costan armand a legComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonthe bestof bothworldsDon't cryover spiltmilkDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchDon't quityour dayjobYourguess isas goodas mine.Not payingattention;daydreamingget ataste ofyour ownmedicineTell mewhatyou'rethinking.To givesomeonethe coldshoulderGet youracttogetherBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey saysomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!To make abad thingworseBeataroundthe bushto getbent outof shapeTo giveupA blessinginDisguisedon't putall youreggs inone basketTo not holdsomeoneresponsibleforsomethingTo bitethebulletBarkingup thewrongtreeLet's not talkabout thatproblem rightnow.To startoverGoodluckto bite offmore thanyou canchewto rub saltinto one'swoundsTo costan armand a legComparingtwo thingsthat havenothing incommonthe bestof bothworldsDon't cryover spiltmilkDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchDon't quityour dayjobYourguess isas goodas mine.Not payingattention;daydreamingget ataste ofyour ownmedicineTell mewhatyou'rethinking.To givesomeonethe coldshoulderGet youracttogetherBelieve whatpeople doand not whatthey saysomethingthat is cheapandavailableeverywhereThe personwe were justtalking aboutshowed up!To make abad thingworseBeataroundthe bushto getbent outof shapeTo giveupA blessinginDisguise

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