Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 21)

It's like pulling hen's teeth.

She’s come out of this one looking like a rose.

Between closed walls

I should move to the other side of the building, so I can see the sunset come up every morning.

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

I've been up and down like a light switch.

They don't know yet whether that played a factor in the accident.

You can take that to the bank and smoke it.

It's so far removed, it goes right over our heads.

Don't count all your eggs in one basket.

Don't look a gift horse in the eye.

That's using your head for something besides a footstool.

The future of the church depends on passing the torch to the next generation.

Long road to hoe.

That’ll separate the men from the goats.

I knew enough to realize that the alligators were in the swamp and that it was time to circle the wagons.

He knew how to butter his nest.

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

That'll stick out like a red herring.

We are rolling out fresh fruit in primary schools.

Gorilla see, gorilla do.