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Figur es of Speec h Tier One Tier Two Tier Three None a bone to pick a piece of cake against the clock all hands on deck as blind as a bat as busy as a bee as clean as a whistle as cool as a cucumber as dead as a doornail as gentle as a lamb as happy as a clam as quiet as a mouse as strong as an ox as white as a ghost back to square one bite the bullet break the ice caught red- handed

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Tier One Tier Two Tier Three

Nonea bone to pick

a piece of cake

against the clock

all hands on deck

as blind as a bat

as busy as a bee

as clean as a whistle

as cool as a cucumber

as dead as a doornail

as gentle as a lamb

as happy as a clam

as quiet as a mouse

as strong as an ox

as white as a ghost

back to square one

bite the bullet

break the ice

caught red-handed

change of heart

dawn on

deafening silence

find my feet

fixed in my ways

foaming at the mouth

follow your heart

going to the dogs

head over heels

heart is in the right place

heart is set on

heart of the city

heart to heart

jumbo shrimp

let your hair down

lost my head

new kid on the block

nip it in the bud

on cloud nine

on pins and needles

on top of the world

once in a blue moon

over the hill

pie in the sky

raining cats and dogs

sick at heart

smell a rat

stumble upon

the ball is in your court

the wrong side of the bed

throw in the towel

under the weather

use your head

wear your heart on your sleeve

wet behind the ears