Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 2)

They’ve tasted the other side of the coin on so many occasions.

Irish football player & broadcaster

The deal fell through, so they're back to ground zero.

The early worm is being picked first.

Once again, the Achilles' heel has reared its ugly head.

I can’t make these split-minute decisions.

That's the pot calling the kettle's bluff.

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

It sent goosebumps up my spine.

He reads like a fish.

You've buttered your bread, now lie in it.

Now that the ball is in our court, let's go for the touchdown.

You have to walk before you can swim.

Stirred the sea into a bowl of boiling cauldron

The monkey is in your court.

Windy as a hornet

We need to sit down and walk through some things.

You've gotta stick your neck out on a limb sometimes.

I wanted to come out of the chute on the right foot.

I could see you itching at the bit.

He’s not the sharpest marble in the drawer.

He was between a rock and the deep blue sea.