Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 25)
Like the old adverb you can lead a gift horse to the water but ya can't look in his mouth.
television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
In the words of Harry S. Truman: If it's too hot in the kitchen, stay away from the cook.
television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
I knew enough to realize that the alligators were in the swamp and that it was time to circle the wagons.
(1951 – ) American conservative radio talk-show host