Halloween Figurative Language | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Her enemy always BAD-MOUTHED her.

criticize (someone or something)

I use bug spray to WARD OFF mosquitos.

prevent someone or something from harming or affecting one

He was SPIRITED AWAY from the party by his friends.

to remove without anyone's noticing

No one is there. The store has a SKELETON STAFF.

the smallest number of people needed for a business or organization to operate

We will leave tonight at the WITCHING HOUR.

a time of night that is associated with supernatural events

Tom always plays DEVIL'S ADVOCATE in any given conversation because he loves picking apart other people's arguments.

somebody who argues an unpopular opinion for the sake of an argument

I know everyone was really WEIRDED OUT by the noises coming from the attic.

to be afraid, disturbed or unnerved e.g.by events

In America, Senator McCarthy led a WITCH HUNT against people suspected of being communists.

an attempt to find and punish people whose opinions are unpopular

Jenny is SCARED TO DEATH of spiders.

very frightened

Right in front of me one of the robbers shot him in COLD BLOOD.

to do something without any emotion

I cannot believe my friend STABBED ME IN THE BACK by telling my teacher I wasn’t really sick when I stayed home yesterday.

do something bad to somebody who trusted you, to betray somebody

The weather is miserable, but the scenery is still DROP DEAD GORGEOUS.

extremely attractive

Many of the old mining communities are GHOST TOWNS now.

a place with few or no people

I'm a morning person, so I could never work the GRAVEYARD SHIFT like you do.

a work shift that happens over night

If you don't turn in your project, you're DIGGING YOUR OWN GRAVE. There's no way you'll get a decent grade without it!

create serious problems for yourself by doing something foolish

I was SCARED STIFF when I heard someone in our kitchen in the middle of the night.

so scared that you cannot move

Jim has a SKELETON IN HIS CLOSET.

To have a secret

All of my teachers look DEAD TIRED.

Exhausted, very tired

She told the guy making fun of her to DROP DEAD.

To not like someone or not care about them

My husband is a NIGHT OWL and often stays up past midnight.

Someone who likes staying up late at night

Joe took all the credit for the project, but didn't do a thing. It MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL!

Something that makes you very angry

The mobster in the movie said "I SMELL A RAT" after the police busted them.

To think someone is not honest or who they say they are

My sister is a SCAREDY PANTS when it comes to haunted houses.

Scared easily

My daughter asked if she could drive my car and I said "OVER MY DEAD BODY.".

Something that will never happen

My sister is as WHITE AS A GHOST.

very white, especially of a person's face as a result of fear