Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 25)

You were at your wit’s nerve.

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He who hesitates hasn't leapt first.

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The early bird gets the wormy apple.

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We raised it to new depths.

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Do you follow where I'm coming from?

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Where do you draw the line? … Everything has to have been drawn originally.

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Smoking like a sieve

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She may want to tackle that battle.

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The intention is to get a jumpstart on it.

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It could turn on a dime like a stallion.

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It's on the tip of my frontal lobotomy.

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That's putting the chicken before the cart.

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He’s a man without an island.

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Don't put all your chickens in one basket.

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…a seething volcano, nine tenths submerged in the melting pot which one day will explode beneath our feet like a boomerang to engulf us all in a whirlwind of dragon's teeth. It will be too late to close the stable-door.

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That's the one that really swayed me over.

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It ain't a pretty sight for the ears.

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… the Holy Land of Israel – a mecca for tourists.

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

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

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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)
Mixed metaphors TV/Movie Quotes