Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 4)

I ate enough to float a battleship!

An apple a day doesn’t from the tree.

Right between the nose

He’s not the sharpest marble in the drawer.

You hit the nail right on the nose.

He is not the sharpest cookie in the jar.

I could see you itching at the bit.

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

Long road to hoe.

If worse comes to shove

Kill two birds with one egg

There's a pot of gold at the end of the tunnel.

Sleeping dogs bark the loudest.

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

You buttered your bread; now you'll have to sleep in it.

We are proud to be part of a ground-breaking initiative.

She was drop down gorgeous.

It could turn on a dime like a stallion.

It’s time to step up to the plate and lay your cards on the table.

He came out of it smelling like a bandit.

He really grates me up the wrong way.