Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 31)

The squeeky wheel gets the worm.

Necessity is the mother of strange bedfellows.

You've gotta stick your neck out on a limb sometimes.

Up a tree without a paddle

The deputy was willing to cut him a break.

They burnt the midnight candle to resolve the issues.

I can read him like the back of my book.

They don't know yet whether that played a factor in the accident.

Get two birds stoned at once.

We'll rewind the calendar.

He swept the rug under the carpet.

I’m just talking out loud.

The early bird gathers no moss.

One hundred degrees better

That’s a kettle of fish of a different color.

A duck on a hot tin roof.

You buttered your bread, now sleep in it!

We are rolling out fresh fruit in primary schools.

It looks like a classic case of a bandwagon effect snowballing out of control.

British spokesman

I'm no Monday morning shortstop.

Signori has all the tricks up his book.

England football player