Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 14)

We’re on the same page length.

He knew how to butter his nest.

Let dead dogs sleep.

In the words of Harry S, Truman, “If it’s too hot in the kitchen, stay away from the cook.”

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

Does the Pope shit in the woods?

She’s not the toughest cookie on the block.

We are just scratching the tip of the iceberg.

It looks like a classic case of a bandwagon effect snowballing out of control.

British spokesman

… if the child was misbehaving, that's one thing, but if her parents were encouraging her, that's a whole new ballpark…

We'll be there until the fat lady freezes over.

I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.

English football player

You got easy regress to safety.

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

Running around like a chicken with its legs cut off

Like stealing cake from a baby

He was going to line up his ducks in a basket.

Between closed walls

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it a duck.

Don't bite the hand that lays the golden egg.

Out of the frying pan, into a handbasket.

It’s like watching wallpaper dry.

Now that the ball is in our court, let's go for the touchdown.