Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 21)

He came out of it smelling like a bandit.

Nothing out of the unusual

All's well that ends.

Run your kite up the flagpole

That's a hard bubble to crack.

Can’t you read the handwriting in the wind?

We are treading on thin water.

A salesman told viewers that a keyboard would teach your mind's eye to play by ear.

He clams up tighter than a drum.

The sacred cows have come home to roost with a vengeance.

This is a real cat and carrot situation.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Run it up the flag pole and see what sticks.

We need to have photographic ears.

We’ll tackle that bridge when we come to it.

The fan is gonna hit the roof.

We should continue to ride the horse that brings in the gravy.

This is a race where you can turn a corner, and then there’ll be another team right there breathing down your throat.

I will miss seeing him around the shoehorn.

The monkey is in your court.

You could have knocked me over with a fender.

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