Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 26)

As much fun as shooting monkeys in a barrel.

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It’s like pulling the teeth from a hen.

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Don’t cast swine before bears.

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They burnt the midnight candle to resolve the issues.

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We certainly don't want to rock the apple cart.

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We should get our foot in the door and get the ball rolling.

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I ate enough to float a battleship!

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

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Kill two cats with one bag.

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As long as that dog hunts, we’ll ride him,

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I'm sweating like a stuck pig.

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.. drawing the eye… like a magnet

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

English sports commentator
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He wanted to get out from under his father's coat strings.

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From now on, I’m watching everything you do with a fine-tuned comb.

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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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Our old car bought the dirt.

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Don't let the grass grow under a rolling stone.

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I would not trust him with a ten foot pole.

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It's time to step up to the plate and cut the mustard.

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It's like pulling hen's teeth.

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