Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 17)

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

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

Idle hands are the mother of invention.

Sometimes I feel like I'm swimming uphill against the grain.

That's grabbing the bull by the horns of a dilemma.

It's time to swallow the bullet.

Her parents got married out of wedlock.

The whole can of wax

I've been up and down like a light switch.

It sent goosebumps up my spine.

They gave him a raw shake.

Like a chicken with its hat off.

He’s one brick short of the whole nine yards.

My purses were selling like wild cakes.

You must have ears like an eagle.

You have to take the bad with the worse.

All's well that ends.

Our organization really frowns down on that.

There wasn’t a dry tear in the place.

There's been a lot of spilt milk under the bridge.

Take a flying hike.

The lining's always more silver on the other side of the cloud.