Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 5)

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

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The sacred cows have come home to roost with a vengeance.

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Surely we'll dig up the past, in order to bury the hatchet.

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I feel the comparison paints the city in a bad light.

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The rain is coming down like gangbusters!

Mixed metaphors Science/Weather

This is a real cat and carrot situation.

English football player, manager & sports commentator
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

Close the barn door after you've led the horse to water.

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It's like pushing a rock upstream.

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The history of the aquatics center shows… that the games’ organizers seem to be willing to spend money like water.

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You can lead a gift horse to water but you can't look him in the mouth.

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I thought it might be a good idea for you to check base with him.

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Like stealing cake from a baby

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The story of Noah and the whale.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
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This is all the fault of that Helen Curly Steinway.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
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That’s a kettle of fish of a different color.

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You'll get into hot water skating on thin ice!

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Shivers of joy running up and down my throat

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I make it my goal to shake every hand that walks in the door.

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It's so far removed, it goes right over our heads.

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I shot the wind out of his saddle.

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You buttered your bread; now you'll have to sleep in it.

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