Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 31)

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

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That's a huge weight lifted off my head.

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Up a tree without a paddle

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

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

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

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Don’t eat with your mouth full!

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

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The early bird gets the wormy apple.

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It sounds good on paper.

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Sleeping dogs bark the loudest.

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I'm sweating like a bullet.

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Too many skeletons in her background

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

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Never put all your eggs in one omelet.

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Absence makes a long story short.

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Keep a stiff upper chin.

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

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People will blow smoke and mirrors at you.

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The early worm is being picked first.

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That’ll separate the girls from the sheep.

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