The wholenine yardsGood thingscome tothose whowaitCuttingcornersEverycloud hasa silverliningDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchThere'sno suchthing as afree lunchLet thecat out ofthe bagBite offmore thanyou canchewOn thiniceGet outof handLookbeforeyou leapGivesomeonethe coldshoulderSavingfor arainy dayTheelephantin theroomIt's apieceof cakeSpillthebeansBreakthe iceA blessingindisguiseHit thenail onthe headDon't giveup yourday jobCall ita dayBirds of afeatherflocktogetherEasydoes itIt's rainingcats anddogsAddinsult toinjuryThere areother fishin the seaTake araincheckThrowcaution tothe windComparingapples toorangesBarkingup thewrongtreeYou can'tjudge abook byits coverBetterlate thanneverBeataroundthe bushTake itwith agrain ofsaltDon't cryover spiltmilkKill twobirds withone stoneThe earlybird getsthe wormThere's amethod tohismadnessA dimeadozenGet ataste ofyour ownmedicineCosts anarm anda legYou can'thave yourcake andeat it tooCutsomebodysomeslackGo on awildgoosechaseDon't putall youreggs inone basketRain onsomeone'sparadePutsomethingon iceHe's achip offthe oldblockBreaka legThe ballis in yourcourtThe bestthing sinceslicedbreadBy theskin ofyour teethDosomethingat the dropof a hatLiveandlearnSlow andsteadywins theraceHe hasbiggerfish to fryThe wholenine yardsGood thingscome tothose whowaitCuttingcornersEverycloud hasa silverliningDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchThere'sno suchthing as afree lunchLet thecat out ofthe bagBite offmore thanyou canchewOn thiniceGet outof handLookbeforeyou leapGivesomeonethe coldshoulderSavingfor arainy dayTheelephantin theroomIt's apieceof cakeSpillthebeansBreakthe iceA blessingindisguiseHit thenail onthe headDon't giveup yourday jobCall ita dayBirds of afeatherflocktogetherEasydoes itIt's rainingcats anddogsAddinsult toinjuryThere areother fishin the seaTake araincheckThrowcaution tothe windComparingapples toorangesBarkingup thewrongtreeYou can'tjudge abook byits coverBetterlate thanneverBeataroundthe bushTake itwith agrain ofsaltDon't cryover spiltmilkKill twobirds withone stoneThe earlybird getsthe wormThere's amethod tohismadnessA dimeadozenGet ataste ofyour ownmedicineCosts anarm anda legYou can'thave yourcake andeat it tooCutsomebodysomeslackGo on awildgoosechaseDon't putall youreggs inone basketRain onsomeone'sparadePutsomethingon iceHe's achip offthe oldblockBreaka legThe ballis in yourcourtThe bestthing sinceslicedbreadBy theskin ofyour teethDosomethingat the dropof a hatLiveandlearnSlow andsteadywins theraceHe hasbiggerfish to fry

Figurative Language - 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. The whole nine yards
  2. Good things come to those who wait
  3. Cutting corners
  4. Every cloud has a silver lining
  5. Don't count your chickens before they hatch
  6. There's no such thing as a free lunch
  7. Let the cat out of the bag
  8. Bite off more than you can chew
  9. On thin ice
  10. Get out of hand
  11. Look before you leap
  12. Give someone the cold shoulder
  13. Saving for a rainy day
  14. The elephant in the room
  15. It's a piece of cake
  16. Spill the beans
  17. Break the ice
  18. A blessing in disguise
  19. Hit the nail on the head
  20. Don't give up your day job
  21. Call it a day
  22. Birds of a feather flock together
  23. Easy does it
  24. It's raining cats and dogs
  25. Add insult to injury
  26. There are other fish in the sea
  27. Take a rain check
  28. Throw caution to the wind
  29. Comparing apples to oranges
  30. Barking up the wrong tree
  31. You can't judge a book by its cover
  32. Better late than never
  33. Beat around the bush
  34. Take it with a grain of salt
  35. Don't cry over spilt milk
  36. Kill two birds with one stone
  37. The early bird gets the worm
  38. There's a method to his madness
  39. A dime a dozen
  40. Get a taste of your own medicine
  41. Costs an arm and a leg
  42. You can't have your cake and eat it too
  43. Cut somebody some slack
  44. Go on a wild goose chase
  45. Don't put all your eggs in one basket
  46. Rain on someone's parade
  47. Put something on ice
  48. He's a chip off the old block
  49. Break a leg
  50. The ball is in your court
  51. The best thing since sliced bread
  52. By the skin of your teeth
  53. Do something at the drop of a hat
  54. Live and learn
  55. Slow and steady wins the race
  56. He has bigger fish to fry