Wednesday, March 06, 2019

A Figure of Speech: Fun puzzle by Ella Baron



There are 27 figures of speech hidden in this picture. I tried to figure them out. Try figuring them on your own out and see whether you got something new that couldn’t spot or differs from mine 😃😊














  1. Silver spoon in one’s mouth
  2. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
  3. Hit the nail on the head
  4. Time flies
  5. Picture is worth a thousand words
  6. Plate is full
  7. Kick the bucket
  8. Crow over
  9. The shoe is on the other foot
  10. Cats got your tongue
  11. An ace up your sleeve
  12. Cards close to one’s chest
  13. You can’t make an omelette without breaking egg
  14. Spill the beans
  15. Cut the chase
  16. In a nutshell
  17. Put a bug in someone’s ear
  18. Put one’s best foot forward
  19. Cherry on the cake
  20. Red herring
  21. Big cheese
  22. A piece of cake
  23. Make ends meet
  24. Joker in the pack
  25. Tie in knots
  26. Holding a cat by a tail
  27. Heart on one’s sleeve