Halloween Figurative Language | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

"Stabbed in the back"

Betrayed by someone, ex: She stabbed me in the back when she told everyone my secret.

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"Cold blooded"

Evil, ex: it was a cold blooded crime

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"A ghost town"

A place that is abandoned or empty, ex: the mall was a ghost town when I got off work at midnight.

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"Come back to haunt you"

Something that resurfaces as a problem or challenge, ex: All that homework I didn't turn in came back to haunt me when report cards came out.

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seesaw

Swap points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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gift

Win 25 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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baam

Lose 20 points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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gift

Win 20 points!

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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magnet

Take 25 points!

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shark

Other team loses 15 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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"Makes my blood boil"

Something that makes you very angry, ex: bullies make my blood boil.

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"Out of my mind"

The feeling of going "crazy", ex:I'm going out of my mind with all the papers I need to grade.

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"Over my dead body"

Something that will never happen, ex: My student asked if she could drive my car and I said "over my dead body"

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"Makes my skin crawl"

Creeps you out or makes you uncomfortable, ex: It makes my skin crawl when people crunch ice cubes.

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"Stop dead in their tracks"

To freeze or not move, ex: I stopped dead in my tracks when I walked outside for lunch and saw Billie Eilish came to our school.

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"Night owl"

Someone who likes staying up late at night, ex: My husband is a night owl and often stays up past midnight.

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"Out for blood"

Very competitive or determined, ex: The defending champs were out for blood this season.

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"Smell a rat"

To think someone is not honest or who they say they are, ex: The mobster in the movie said "I smell a rat" after the police busted them.

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"Scaredy pants"

Scared easily, ex: My sister is a scaredy pants when it comes to haunted houses.

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