Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 17)

Up a tree without a paddle.

He who hesitates hasn't leapt first.

I can't answer that – it's out of my water.

We'll drive off of that bridge when we get to it.

We have to get all our ducks on the same page.

They paired off, one by one.

War is hell on wheels.

Button your seat belts.

Don't let the grass grow under a rolling stone.

99 times out of ten, that's what you'll get.

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)

We are treading on thin water.

This is all the fault of that Helen Curly Steinway.

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

He’s going to look them over with a 10-foot pole.

They gave him a raw shake.

There's a pot of gold at the end of the tunnel.

These two guys are cut out of the same mold.

This is the piece of the puzzle that allows you to paint in the rest of the pie.

Looks like the cows have come home to roost.

(1926 – 2010) Canadian actor

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