Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 20)

If worse comes to shove

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Is that going to throw a wrinkle?

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She's skating on thin water.

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Taking the bull with both feet

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Every dog has his day in the bucket.

(1898 – 1993) American homemaker
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The beer flowed like wine.

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As the smoke clears at the devastated detention centre, an investigation reveals how officials ignored the warnings that they were sitting on a powder keg.

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Dirty laundry is coming home to roost.

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Bury it under the carpet

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Once again, the Achilles' heel has reared its ugly head.

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From now on I'm watching your every move with a fine-toothed comb.

(1908 – 1997) German-born teacher, academic & humorist
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This is no time to pull the rug out in the middle of the stream.

(1921 – 1991) U.S. Representative (Massachusetts)
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Seeing a buzzard catch a rare phalarope is in bird-watching terms, like killing two birds with one stone.

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Zipping one’s lips and throwing away the key

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I can’t make these split-minute decisions.

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Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it's too late to close the barn door.

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I shot the wind out of his saddle.

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Don’t cast swine before bears.

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

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

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The team must try to get their ship back on the road.

England football player
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