Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 14)

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He knew how to butter his nest.

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Let dead dogs sleep.

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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)
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Does the Pope shit in the woods?

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She’s not the toughest cookie on the block.

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We are just scratching the tip of the iceberg.

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

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

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

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

English football player
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

You got easy regress to safety.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
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Running around like a chicken with its legs cut off

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Like stealing cake from a baby

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

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Between closed walls

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

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

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Out of the frying pan, into a handbasket.

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It’s like watching wallpaper dry.

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

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