Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 17)

We all have our own legs to pull.

She knocked the socks off the ball.

They're a legend before their time.

That was the straw that twisted the camel's neck.

You got easy regress to safety.

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

.. drawing the eye… like a magnet

It's time to grab the bull by the tail and look it in the eye.

Our organization really frowns down on that.

Marching to the beat of a dead horse

You've opened this can of worms, now lie in it.

Don’t eat with your mouth full!

She grabbed the bull by the tail and faced the problem squarely.

I dozed in and off.

I'm hungry enough to eat cats and dogs.

Now you have hit it on the head with the nail.

I'm tired of being a pawn in your game of checkers!

Crash courses for driver’s learner permits.

That was a dialog we started down.

We need to look at it before the other eyes set foot on it.

Microsoft™ is thoroughly dropping the ball on that front.

Run your kite up the flagpole