Halloween Figurative Language | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

"Pale as a ghost"

Very white looking, lost color, ex: I looked pale as a ghost when I got my flu shot.

"Come back to haunt you"

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

"Dead tired"

Exhausted, very tired, ex: All of my classmates looked dead tired at the end of exam season.

"Devil's advocate"

A person who presents the opposite side to stir up further discussion, ex:

"Stick a knife in it"

To finish it off, ex: I was doing my homework at the kitchen table, at 6:30 mom said "stick a knife in it".

"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.

"Out for blood"

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

"Witch hunt"

Looking for something that isn't real, ex: The neighbors were on a witch hunt for vandals... only to discover it was raccoons.

"Dig one's own grave"

To do sth that causes you harm or problems in the future, ex: You dug your own grave when you made a joke about the teacher in front of the whole class.

"Night owl"

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

"Scared stiff"

Very scared, ex: When she saw the lion outside of its cage, she was scared stiff.

"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.

"Drop dead gorgeous"

Extremely good looking, ex: The young protagonist of the film is both drop dead gorgeous and talented. I'm sure she has a bright future ahead.

"Makes my blood boil"

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

"Cold blooded"

Cruel, without emotion or pity, ex: A cold blooded crime.

"Stabbed in the back"

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

"Send shivers down your spine"

Getting a strong feeling of fear or unease, ex: The eerie sound of footsteps upstairs sent shivers down my spine.

"Scared the pants off me"

To be really scared, ex: the clown in the haunted house really scared the pants off me.

"A ghost town"

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

"Over my dead body"

Something that will never happen, ex: The kid asked his dad if she could drive his car and he said "over my dead body".

"Skeleton in the closet"

To have a secret that could ruin a person's reputation. ex: Jim has a skeleton in his closet and now he is afraid it might be revealed.