1. I wouldn’t be caught dead in that movie with a ten foot poleIsrael125yearoldmanlaughing

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

3. She’ll get it by hook or ladder

4. These hemorrhoids are a real pain in the neck

5. The slowdown is accelerating

6. That snake in the grass is barking up the wrong tree

7. Don’t sit there like a sore thumb

8. It’s time to swallow the bullet

9. You are out of your rocker

10. I favor this irrigation bill in order that we may turn the barren hills of my state into fruitful valleys

11. The sword of Damocles is hanging over Pandora’s box

12. It’s as easy as falling off a piece of cake.

13. I’m not going to be side-tracked into a tangent

14. Here’s the crutch of the matter

15. I was so surprised you could have knocked me over with a fender

16. Let dead dogs sleep

17. Stop beating a dead horse to death

18. She was a diva of such immense talent that, after hearing her perform, there was not a dry seat in the house.

19. He’s like a duck out of water

20. They are riding a tiger by the tail

21. It’s difficult living in a bowl of fish

22. Regret to inform you that the hand that rocked the cradle has kicked the bucket

23. From now on, I’m watching everything you do with a fine toothed comb

24. That guy’s out to butter his own nest.

25. He threw a wet towel on the meeting

26. It’s spreading like wildflowers

27. We have all passed a lot of water since then!

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4 responses to “Mixed Metaphors”

  1. dean clouse Avatar

    Chris, you forgot my two favorite: 1) time is fun when you are having flies, and 2) a bird stoned in the hand is better than two hit in the bush

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  2. Joe Mikla Avatar
    Joe Mikla

    Chris,
    These metaphors remind me of a talk you gave at the national leadership meeting in Grand Rapids, MI back in June ’06. I believe it was on the “overuse of corporate buzzwords”. Your combination of teaching leadership principles with humor is second to none!!! Oh yeah, thank you for coming to Arizona earlier this month; Terri and you were great and my hand still hurts from all the note taking! ๐Ÿ˜‰
    Joe
    Patriot Revolution!

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  3. Owen Derry Avatar
    Owen Derry

    A couple more I found on the web.
    1 A leopard can’t change his stripes.
    2 Brilliant sunshine rained down on Fort Collins.
    3 Don’t eat with your mouth full!
    4 Even in a sewer, the cream rises to the top.
    5 Everything got real dark, like snow.
    6 From the bottom on down
    7 Here we are in the Holy Land of Israel — a Mecca for tourists.
    8 How would I feel if I were sitting in your shoes?
    9 I guess the foot’s on the other hand now!
    10 I should move to the other side of the building, so I can see the sunset come up every morning.
    11 I’m tired of being a pawn in your lousy game of checkers!
    12 I’ve been up and down so many times that I feel as if I’m in a revolving door.
    13 If they do that, they might as well take the open door policy and throw it right out the window!
    14 It sounds good on paper.
    15 Just then, the fickle finger of fate reared its ugly head.
    16 Listen! You smell something?
    17 99 times out of ten, that’s what you’ll get.
    18 Players’ names should be entered in numeric order.
    19 Right between the nose
    20 Start at the 40,000-foot level, then drill down.
    21 The beer flowed like wine.
    22 The ship of state has a difficult road ahead.
    23 There wasn’t a dry tear in the place.
    24 They paired off, one by one.
    25 Up a tree without a paddle
    26 We can still hang our heads high.
    27 We need to sit down and walk through some things.

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  4. Shane Merritt Avatar
    Shane Merritt

    Number Next!

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