Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 14)

Up a tree without a paddle

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We certainly don't want to rock the apple cart.

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The horses of Australia’s snowy mountains once served to harness the identity of a nation emerging from colonial rule.

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War is hell on wheels.

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Keep your ear to the grapevine.

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I'm so busy, I don't know whether I'm coming or not.

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The dice are stacked against them.

Irish football player & manager
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

Zipping one’s lips and throwing away the key

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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of justice for all

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Some people sail through life on a bed of roses like a knife slicing through butter.

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… forced to wade through a mountain of red tape

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The [outdoor] sculpture park has opened its doors for the summer.

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I'm sweating like a bullet.

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You've opened this can of worms, now lie in it.

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It's like ice cold electricity passing through your body.

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Like the Good Book says, let him who is without sin… be the rollin’ stone.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Mixed metaphors TV/Movie Quotes

They need to wake up and smell the music.

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Sayin’ grace – it’s just thankin’ Mother Nature, whose first name just happens to be Grace.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
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I don’t think we should jump at straws here.

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It's a walk in the cake.

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Brilliant sunshine rained down on the city.

Misspokements Mixed metaphors