Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 30)

Beware my friend… you are skating on hot water.

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The squeeky wheel gets the worm.

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

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He knew how to butter his nest.

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Now that the ball is in our court, let's go for the touchdown.

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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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Talking to you is like casting pearls into wine.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops Mixed metaphors

The notion that space was empty, there was no stuff there, was something the mind finds it very difficult to get its head round, she said.

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Don't mind me, I'm just a mouse on the wall.

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Hit the wall running…

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It's like locking the barn door after the nuts have bolted.

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They’ve tasted the other side of the coin on so many occasions.

Irish football player & broadcaster
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

She’s not the toughest cookie on the block.

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You're sailing close to thin ice.

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I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.

English football player
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

A loose tongue spoils the broth.

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

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Now you have hit it on the head with the nail.

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He's a pretty sharp cookie.

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It's time to swallow the bullet.

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.. drawing the eye… like a magnet

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