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Mixed metaphors - DILLIGAFF - 28-06-12
I am meeting a pal in London today who is unwittingly a master of the mixed metaphor.
A couple of recent quotes................. regarding a friend who was struggling............"He's really down on his uppers" !!
And talking about a waste of time................... "It was a bit of a wild herring" :rollin :lol
This got me to thinking, and with the vast resources of the FOC-U forum to hand, a new thread is born.
Let's see who can come up with the best examples.
I'll start you off with..................
People in glass houses gather no moss.
That's put a spanner in the ointment.
Beware the wrath of a big stick................................... :rolleyes
Re: Mixed metaphors - bigralphie - 28-06-12
As sober as a Aegis Bearing
Re: Mixed metaphors - wfbroddy - 28-06-12
A favourites of my mums..
"If we're not in when you get back................., we'll be out"
put a smile on my face everytime, as it was always said with absolute conviction :rollin
Re: Mixed metaphors - DryRob - 28-06-12
I'm sorry but I have the memory of a sieved fish
Re: Mixed metaphors - caretaker - 28-06-12
there was a german guy in my previous employ who would say of someone who was having a strop "he is throwing his pram around, ja!"
Re: Mixed metaphors - GringoRojo - 28-06-12
goes like shit off a duck's back
Re: Mixed metaphors - pilgrim - 29-06-12
Pillock who works next to me:
' Its not a race, its a marathon'
Eh?
Re: Mixed metaphors - bigralphie - 29-06-12
Its not even that ,its a snickers
Re: Mixed metaphors - Farjo - 29-06-12
"Is a bear Catholic?" - Kelly in "Married With Children"