Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 19)

Nothing out of the unusual

He is not the sharpest cookie in the jar.

If England had scored in the first half, I think the young legs would have found younger hearts inside them.

English football player & manager

Now you have hit it on the head with the nail.

Off the cuff of my head.

It's so far removed, it goes right over our heads.

It will be music to your wallet.

He's between a rock and the deep blue sea.

The guy just couldn’t cut the custard.

She’s not the brightest bulb in the drawer.

I guess the foot’s on the other hand now!

The discovery of the preserved bodies “breathed new life into” Arctic exploration.

Well, thats as clear as a bull in a china shop.

It's like pulling hen's teeth.

That's a hard bubble to crack.

Wood fires help fuel climate change.

Close the barn door after you've led the horse to water.

Between closed walls

You painted us into a corner, then you threw away the key.

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

Keep your nose up!

He came out of it smelling like a bandit.