27 Figures of Speech

Find 27 figures of speech in the illustration by Ella Baron below.

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