There are 54 Common Clichés Hiding in This Busy Museum Scene

It goes without saying that at the end of the day it pays to think outside the box and erase common clichés from your vocabulary. Which doesn’t mean there isn’t a time or place for these painfully overused phrases—a.k.a. the low-hanging fruit of the language world. Like, say, in the puzzle below.

While, at first glance this image might look like a busy day at a jam-packed museum, take a closer look at the art hanging on the walls and the patrons observing it and you just may start to notice a common theme: there are dozens of common clichés illustrated and hidden within the image.

There are 54 clichés hiding within this image. Click to enlarge.

This brainteaser, created for Mental Floss by Michael Rogalski at Eyewash, contains 54 illustrated clichés just waiting to be discovered. How many can you spot? To find the full answer key, scroll ahead to the next page.