Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 2)

Butcher goes forward as Ipswich throw their last trump card into the fire.

British commentator

Right, and the check is in my mouth.

(1971 – ) American actress

It used to be sheep [waking me in the morning] and that's bad enough, but cows are a whole different kettle of fish.

Too long they’ve been gettin’ the short end of the totem pole.

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

Idle hands are the mother of invention.

Let’s not open that can of worms until we get this one nailed down.

Fewer and fewer in between

That's the nail that broke the coffin's back.

One good egg in a barrel of rotten apples.

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

The intention is to get a jumpstart on it.

You got easy regress to safety.

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

Hey, I hope you can help me, I’m kind of up against the gun here.

No, I think that was when Abraham Lincoln signed the Declaration of Independence; ya know, fourscore and seven years ago.

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

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

They cut into a water main, and it was gushing like a mountain.

Don't do the crime if you can't get out the kitchen.

If you can't cut the cheese you're out of here!

If you spill the beans, then you'll open a can of worms.

Our methodology isn't cast in stone.

It’s time to step up to the plate and lay your cards on the table.

I look forward to the day when we can just talk about the ethics of angling without this red herring of whether they can feel pain.