Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 25)

My mind is an open slate.

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They paired off, one by one.

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War is hell on wheels.

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Keep a stiff upper chin.

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People were streaming out of town to escape the floods.

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Never lick a gift horse in the mouth.

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We're going to get locked into a corner.

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When sleeping dogs fly.

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I'm so busy, I don't know whether I'm coming or not.

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We'll be there until the fat lady freezes over.

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I've been up and down like a light switch.

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The horses of Australia’s snowy mountains once served to harness the identity of a nation emerging from colonial rule.

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

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Let dead dogs sleep.

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I guess I threw a cog in the wrench.

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

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

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Someone's going to hang from the yardstick for this.

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Things are different when you have fifteen people on your plate.

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A bird in the hand is mightier than the sword.

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The writing is on the wall for bookshops.

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