Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 13)

The rain is coming down like gangbusters!

That tickled my fancy bone.

I’d like to be sitting in his shoes.

Fewer and fewer in between

I guess the foot’s on the other hand now!

The discovery of the preserved bodies “breathed new life into” Arctic exploration.

I look forward to the day when we can just talk about the ethics of angling without this red herring of whether they can feel pain.

The story of Noah and the whale.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

Remember, Rome wasn’t burned an a day.

It’s like pulling the teeth from a hen.

This is just a nightmare waiting to happen.

An apple a day doesn’t from the tree.

They don't know yet whether that played a factor in the accident.

Due process of elimination

He can cry on a dime.

Every dog has his day in the bucket.

(1898 – 1993) American homemaker

You painted us into a corner, then you threw away the key.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

Do you follow where I'm coming from?

I'm tired of being a pawn in your game of checkers!

That was a dialog we started down.

Listen… do you smell something?

(1952 – ) Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter & singer