Category: Rebus

Recognize the phrases depicted by the “terrible rebuses” below.

1. No use over spilled milk.
2. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
3. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
4. When there is a will, there’s a way.

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