Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 4)

That snake in the grass is barking up the wrong tree.

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He's not the brightest cookie in the lamp.

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I wanted to come out of the chute on the right foot.

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We could be putting the hammer in Luton's coffin.

England football player
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He’s still green behind the ears.

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I knew enough to realize that the alligators were in the swamp and that it was time to circle the wagons.

(1951 – ) American conservative radio talk-show host
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Crash courses for driver’s learner permits.

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… her last day as an eagle… flying off to greener pastures…

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Just to throw some evidence on the fire.

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You’re fighting upstream.

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We threw our dice into the ring and turned up trumps.

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I'm tired of walking on kid gloves.

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If you teach a snake to fish, you can lead it to water but it won't drink..

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I was the mother hen to all these little ducks.

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It could turn on a dime like a stallion.

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I think we got on like a house gathering no moss.

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Take a flying hike.

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I wouldn't trust him with my bargepole.

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You’ve buttered your bread, now lie in it.

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As much fun as shooting monkeys in a barrel.

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You painted us into a corner, then you threw away the key.

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