Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 27)

You must have ears like an eagle.

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The [outdoor] sculpture park has opened its doors for the summer.

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I shot the wind out of his saddle.

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It would bring the public school system crumbling to its knees.

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You’ve really put your finger on the nail there.

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We can still hang our heads high.

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It certainly wipes the floor with your usual commemorative tea towels.

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This is the piece of the puzzle that allows you to paint in the rest of the pie.

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The greatest thing since sliced beer.

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You're pulling my leg over my eyes.

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You've gotta stick your neck out on a limb sometimes.

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You've opened this can of worms, now lie in it.

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It's like pushing a rock upstream.

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That’ll separate the men from the goats.

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This is all the fault of that Helen Curly Steinway.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
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He's between a rock and the deep blue sea.

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It could turn on a dime like a stallion.

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You can take that to the bank and smoke it.

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Well, that's a feather in your pocket.

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He’s going to look them over with a 10-foot pole.

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I've been getting the corpse ahead of the hearse most of my life.

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