Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 20)

It dawned across my head.

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We need to look at it before the other eyes set foot on it.

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You have to walk before you can swim.

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That will round out the triangle.

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That will open up a whole new can of issues.

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Due process of elimination

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I knew enough to realize that the alligators were in the swamp and that it was time to circle the wagons.

(1951 – ) American conservative radio talk-show host
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.. drawing the eye… like a magnet

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I don't want to step on your thunder.

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Smoking like a sieve

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I don't want to hold an open manhole over your head.

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I make it my goal to shake every hand that walks in the door.

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

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You can take that to the bank and smoke it.

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You've buttered your bread, now lie in it.

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

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There wasn’t a dry tear in the place.

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These felled trees are the beavers’ handiwork!

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Isn't it nice to not have to look over our backs anymore?

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If you let the cat out of the bag, how can you let sleeping dogs lie?

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The bottom line boils down to…

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