Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 28)

I don't want that monkey around my neck.

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Loose lips sink like a rock.


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I wouldn’t be caught dead there with a ten-foot pole.

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We can still hang our heads high.

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I'm no Monday morning shortstop.

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This snowball is coming down the mountain with a full head of steam.

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

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Button your seat belts.

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He's cooking his goose deeper and deeper.

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It's like pulling hen's teeth.

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This so-called water feature will literally be a drain on the resources of the Royal Parks Agency for years to come.

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Don't do the crime if you can't get out the kitchen.

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I’m getting up on my feedbox here.

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We'll drive off of that bridge when we get to it.

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The head of the body overseeing youth justice…

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A rolling stone is worth two in the bush.

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Butcher goes forward as Ipswich throw their last trump card into the fire.

British commentator
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

We’re not afraid of challenges. It’s like we always say: if you want to go out in the rain, be prepared to get burned.

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Beware my friend… you are skating on hot water.

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Listen… do you smell something?

(1952 – ) Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter & singer
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I don’t think we should jump at straws here.

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