He hasbiggerfish to fryPutsomethingon iceThe wholenine yardsKill twobirds withone stoneBreaka legThere's amethod tohismadnessDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchRain onsomeone'sparadeDon't putall youreggs inone basketSavingfor arainy dayThere areother fishin the seaTake araincheckComparingapples toorangesBarkingup thewrongtreeBite offmore thanyou canchewA dimeadozenYou can'thave yourcake andeat it tooThere'sno suchthing as afree lunchLookbeforeyou leapGet outof handTheelephantin theroomA blessingindisguiseDon't giveup yourday jobCall ita dayIt's apieceof cakeBirds of afeatherflocktogetherDon't cryover spiltmilkCutsomebodysomeslackBetterlate thanneverTake itwith agrain ofsaltOn thiniceBeataroundthe bushGet ataste ofyour ownmedicineThrowcaution tothe windSlow andsteadywins theraceBreakthe iceBy theskin ofyour teethGivesomeonethe coldshoulderGood thingscome tothose whowaitThe earlybird getsthe wormSpillthebeansHit thenail onthe headLiveandlearnLet thecat out ofthe bagCosts anarm anda legThe bestthing sinceslicedbreadHe's achip offthe oldblockThe ballis in yourcourtIt's rainingcats anddogsYou can'tjudge abook byits coverEverycloud hasa silverliningEasydoes itCuttingcornersGo on awildgoosechaseDosomethingat the dropof a hatAddinsult toinjuryHe hasbiggerfish to fryPutsomethingon iceThe wholenine yardsKill twobirds withone stoneBreaka legThere's amethod tohismadnessDon't countyourchickensbefore theyhatchRain onsomeone'sparadeDon't putall youreggs inone basketSavingfor arainy dayThere areother fishin the seaTake araincheckComparingapples toorangesBarkingup thewrongtreeBite offmore thanyou canchewA dimeadozenYou can'thave yourcake andeat it tooThere'sno suchthing as afree lunchLookbeforeyou leapGet outof handTheelephantin theroomA blessingindisguiseDon't giveup yourday jobCall ita dayIt's apieceof cakeBirds of afeatherflocktogetherDon't cryover spiltmilkCutsomebodysomeslackBetterlate thanneverTake itwith agrain ofsaltOn thiniceBeataroundthe bushGet ataste ofyour ownmedicineThrowcaution tothe windSlow andsteadywins theraceBreakthe iceBy theskin ofyour teethGivesomeonethe coldshoulderGood thingscome tothose whowaitThe earlybird getsthe wormSpillthebeansHit thenail onthe headLiveandlearnLet thecat out ofthe bagCosts anarm anda legThe bestthing sinceslicedbreadHe's achip offthe oldblockThe ballis in yourcourtIt's rainingcats anddogsYou can'tjudge abook byits coverEverycloud hasa silverliningEasydoes itCuttingcornersGo on awildgoosechaseDosomethingat the dropof a hatAddinsult toinjury

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