Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 31)

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

That's a huge weight lifted off my head.

Up a tree without a paddle

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

[a rock group’s] authenticity strikes a chord with fans.

She grabbed the bull by the horns, and ran with it.

Don’t eat with your mouth full!

The discovery of the preserved bodies “breathed new life into” Arctic exploration.

The early bird gets the wormy apple.

It sounds good on paper.

Sleeping dogs bark the loudest.

I'm sweating like a bullet.

Too many skeletons in her background

If they do that, they might as well take the open door policy and throw it right out the window!

Never put all your eggs in one omelet.

Absence makes a long story short.

Keep a stiff upper chin.

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

People will blow smoke and mirrors at you.

The early worm is being picked first.

That’ll separate the girls from the sheep.