27 Figures of Speech
Find 27 figures of speech in the illustration by Ella Baron below.
SOLUTION
- A piece of cake
- An ace up one’s sleeve
- Big cheese
- Play one’s cards close to one’s chest
- Cats got your tongue
- Cherry on the cake
- Crow over
- Cut the chase
- Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
- Hit the nail on the head
- Have (one’s) plate full
- Heart on one’s sleeve
- Holding a cat by the tail
- In a nutshell
- Kick the bucket
- Make ends meet
- Picture is worth a thousand words
- Joker in the pack
- Put a bug in someone’s ear
- Put one’s best foot forward
- Red herring
- Silver spoon in your mouth
- Spill the beans
- Tie in knots
- The shoe is on the other foot
- Time flies
- You can’t make an omelette without breaking egg
Ella Baron is an editorial cartoonist and comics artist, creating visual narratives with drawings that are dark, spiky and detailed. They tend towards social commentary and satire.
