Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 30)

I’m getting up on my feedbox here.

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We'll rewind the calendar.

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The ship of state has a difficult road ahead.

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I left the door wide open, and you didn't take the bait.

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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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Recycling of animal protein in feed proved a recipe for disaster.

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The rain was coming down in droves!

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Put that in your hat and smoke it.

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You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it a duck.

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Our organization really frowns down on that.

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You can dish it out, but you can't take it with you.

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Surfing the Infobahn [information superhighway]

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Let’s split the baby with the bathwater.

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Obviously for Scunthorpe it would be a nice scalp to put Wimbledon on their bottoms.

English soccer player & manager
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… quicker than any other slowdowns

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These two guys are cut out of the same mold.

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Don't beat a dead horse in the mouth.

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It could turn on a dime like a stallion.

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I hate to put you through all this rigor mortis.

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This is an awfully big elephant to eat.

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Clearly we’ve opened a Pandora’s box of worms here.

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