Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 24)

I think we got on like a house gathering no moss.

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Beijing will collect and melt snow this winter in a bid to quench the water shortage that has plagued the Chinese capital for years.

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She’s not the toughest cookie on the block.

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He's been burning the midnight oil at both ends.

English sports commentator
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Silence is bliss.

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Remember, Rome wasn’t burned an a day.

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That was the straw that twisted the camel's neck.

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They need to wake up and smell the music.

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Rattle some feathers.

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Wood fires help fuel climate change.

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

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You can’t have your hill and die on it too.

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… her last day as an eagle… flying off to greener pastures…

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Not without a grain of sugar

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It's a big nut to swallow.

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Just then, the fickle finger of fate reared its ugly head.

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It's like locking the barn door after the nuts have bolted.

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It could turn on a dime like a stallion.

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You buttered your bread; now you'll have to sleep in it.

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It's like pushing a rock upstream.

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In the words of Harry S, Truman, “If it’s too hot in the kitchen, stay away from the cook.”

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