Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 9)

Talking to you is like casting pearls into wine.

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

Time rolled up like a scroll, while the plague nibbled at the edges of their years.

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Don't burn your bridges till you come to them.

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I’m getting up on my feedbox here.

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As proud as pea soup.

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

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In the words of Harry S, Truman, “If it’s too hot in the kitchen, stay away from the cook.”

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
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Dig a hole in the ground and throw away the key.

(1971 – ) American actress
Mixed metaphors TV/Movie Quotes

It's hard to catch lightning in a bottle twice.

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Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it's too late to close the barn door.

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This snowball is coming down the mountain with a full head of steam.

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Off the cuff of my head.

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Unfortunately, we keep kicking ourselves in the foot.

England football player
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

The bad penny ain’t pickin’ up no more rollin’ moss.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Mixed metaphors TV/Movie Quotes

He's between a rock and the deep blue sea.

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He clams up tighter than a drum.

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Get in the boat and swim or get out.

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That's grabbing the bull by the horns of a dilemma.

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Look what the cat dragged out of the bag.

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Crash courses for driver’s learner permits.

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Running around like a chicken with its legs cut off

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