Metaphors - 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.

1. To feel very anxious and excited
   On pins and needles
2. That's impossible
   When pigs fly
3. Wait for a moment
   Hold your horses
4. Start over
   Go back to the drawing board
5. Avoid saying what you mean
   Beat around the bush
6. Feeling sick
   Under the weather
7. I'm joking with you
   I'm pulling your leg
8. Very smart and clever
   Sharp as a tack
9. Something common
   A dime a dozen
10. You're being very quiet
    The cat's got your tongue
11. My patience has run out
    That's the last straw
12. A big issue that people are avoiding
    The elephant in the room
13. Revealing a secret
    Spill the beans
14. To be in trouble
    In hot water
15. It's raining very hard
    It's raining cats and dogs
16. To ruin or spoil something
    Rain on my parade
17. That's easy
    Walk in the park
18. That's easy
    Piece of cake
19. It's very expensive
    It costs an arm and a leg
20. Good Luck!
    Break a leg
21. Don't give up
    Hang in there
22. To make someone feel comfortable
    Breaking the Ice
23. I'm listening to you
    I'm all Ears
24. Feeling relaxed under pressure
    Cool as a Cucumber