Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 16)

Living from hand to mouth like the birds of the air

Butcher goes forward as Ipswich throw their last trump card into the fire.

British commentator

Don't count all your eggs in one basket.

Out of the frying pan, into a handbasket.

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

Which way are the tea leaves blowing?

Put that in your hat and smoke it.

I'm sweating like a stuck pig.

Make like a tree and head out.

I'm shooting from the seat of my pants.

That's the one that really swayed me over.

Off the cuff of my head.

Sleeping dogs bark the loudest.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of justice for all

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

Well, that's a feather in your pocket.

Don’t eat with your mouth full!

It’s like watching wallpaper dry.

I smell a rat… but I'll nip him in the bud.

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

The fan is gonna hit the roof.