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

18 comments:

Mimi said...

This was so much fun! Thank you for sharing.

So I got:
Loose screw
Tail end
Cat by the tail
Tied in knots / tying knots
In a nutshell
Bird eye view
Big cheese
Fish out of water
Spill the beans
Cards close to your chest
Heart on sleeve
Card up your sleeve
Shoe on other foot
Best foot forward
Kick the bucket
Time flies
All eggs in one basket
Cut from the same cloth
Too big for one's breeches
Hand me downs
Cold feet
Shadow of former self
Breaking egg to make omlette
Piece of cake
Cherry on top
Full platter
Silver spoon in one's mouth
Horn growing out ones head (didn't look like a worm to me) lol

Unknown said...

Served on a silver platter. Closed mouths don't get fed. Walking on egg shells, bird brain, from rags to riches, 5 o'clock shadow

Unknown said...

I love this, great fun. I have 29:

Time flies
Hit the nail in the head
Silver spoon in his mouth
Kick the bucket
Wearing his heart on his sleeve
Tied in knots
Let the cat out of the bag
Ace up his sleeve
Spill the beans
Jocker in the pack
Eggs all in one basket
Crying over broken eggs
Cherry onto of the cake
Cold feet
Hard but to crack
Worms for brains
Hard cheese
Something fishy
By the tail of the cat
The Cat's whiskers
Heart came out of my mouth
Shady character
Holes in his legs
By his coat tails
Cards close to his chest
Long face
A piece of cake
His plate is full

Unknown said...

Stepping on toes

Unknown said...

head over heels

Jungle Jim said...

Cold feet !!!!

Unknown said...

It’s an EARWORM

Unknown said...

Are these figures of speech or idioms? I m sorry but I am new in this. Please help me

Jeanny House said...

Idioms are figures of speech. Most of these are, in fact, idiomatic expressions.

Cherie said...

Footloose

DayDreamTime said...

Put your best foot forward. She's living in his shadow. Rags to Riches.

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Unknown said...

Oh this was great fun to do.

I got the following :
Spilling the beans
Ace up your sleeve
To be spoon fed
Not to put all your eggs in one basket
Heart on your sleeve
Kicking the bucket
Living in his shadow
Time flies
Hit the nail on the head
Screw loose
Peice of cake
What the cat dragged in
Grab the cat by its tail
Cats got your tongue
On a silver platter
Plate is full
Fish out of water
Big cheese
As red as a cherry
Joker in a pack
Shoe on the other foot
In a nutshell
Crow over
Tie in knotts
Out your best foot forward
Bug in your ear
Hand me downs

I really enjoyed this little activity as it was jolly good fun :)

Mom and daughter said...

My mom and I had such fun with this
These are ours:
1. In a nutshell
2. Hit the nail on the head
3. Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
4. Bird,s eye view or Bird Brain
5. Red herring
6. Spill the beans
7. As full of holes as Swiss cheese or big cheese
8. Served on a silver platter
9. Ace up your sleeve
10. Wear your heart on your sleeve
11. Play your cards close to your chest
12. Joker in the pack
13. Time flies
14. Tied up in knots
15. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
16. No room to swing a cat
17. Cats got your tongue
18. The cats whiskers
19. Rags to riches
20. Kick the bucket
21 put your best foot forward
22. Got cold feet
23 can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
24 a piece of cake
25. Cherry on the top
26. Didn’t get the shadow one but do like the shady character reference someone else said
27. A picture is worth a thousand words is an awesome one, we didn’t get it though it seems obvious
28. I got giving the side eye but mom doesn’t agree

Mom and daughter said...

My mom and I had such fun with this
These are ours:
1. In a nutshell
2. Hit the nail on the head
3. Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
4. Bird,s eye view or Bird Brain
5. Red herring
6. Spill the beans
7. As full of holes as Swiss cheese or big cheese
8. Served on a silver platter
9. Ace up your sleeve
10. Wear your heart on your sleeve
11. Play your cards close to your chest
12. Joker in the pack
13. Time flies
14. Tied up in knots
15. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
16. No room to swing a cat
17. Cats got your tongue
18. The cats whiskers
19. Rags to riches
20. Kick the bucket
21 put your best foot forward
22. Got cold feet
23 can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
24 a piece of cake
25. Cherry on the top
26. Didn’t get the shadow one but do like the shady character reference someone else said
27. A picture is worth a thousand words is an awesome one, we didn’t get it though it seems obvious
28. I got giving the side eye but mom doesn’t agree

Mom and daughter said...

My mom and I had such fun with this
These are ours:
1. In a nutshell
2. Hit the nail on the head
3. Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
4. Bird,s eye view or Bird Brain
5. Red herring
6. Spill the beans
7. As full of holes as Swiss cheese or big cheese
8. Served on a silver platter
9. Ace up your sleeve
10. Wear your heart on your sleeve
11. Play your cards close to your chest
12. Joker in the pack
13. Time flies
14. Tied up in knots
15. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
16. No room to swing a cat
17. Cats got your tongue
18. The cats whiskers
19. Rags to riches
20. Kick the bucket
21 put your best foot forward
22. Got cold feet
23 can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
24 a piece of cake
25. Cherry on the top
26. Didn’t get the shadow one but do like the shady character reference someone else said
27. A picture is worth a thousand words is an awesome one, we didn’t get it though it seems obvious
28. I got giving the side eye but mom doesn’t agree

Unknown said...

Me dont know

Sally said...

Wrapped around his little finger