Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 18)

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

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The greatest thing since sliced beer.

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

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They try to balance a fine line.

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We can still hang our heads high.

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You're like a dog barking down the wrong well.

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… quicker than any other slowdowns

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A waist is a terrible thing to mind.

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The early bird gets the wormy apple.

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I think the big guns will come to the boil.

English football player & manager
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Better not open that Panacea's box.

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It's like pulling hen's teeth.

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Make like a tree and head out.

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When you boil it down to its nuts and bolts

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They are crumbling at the seams.

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Windy as a hornet

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Biting the hand that rocks the cradle

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I'd like to be a fish on the wall at that meeting.

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He's like a cat out of water

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The intention is to get a jumpstart on it.

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There are things that will really sink home with you.

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