The Best of Mixed Up Metaphors: Part 2
I was so surprised you could have knocked me over with a fender.
Let dead dogs sleep.
Stop beating a dead horse to death.
Regret to inform you that the hand that rocked the cradle has kicked the bucket.
From now on, I'm watching everything you do with a fine-tuned comb.
That guy's out to butter his own nest.
I would not have gone in there over my dead body.
Many cities and towns have community gardening programs that need a little more help to get off the ground.
He threw a wet towel on the meeting.
We both had crewcuts, which made our ears stick out like sore thumbs.
In our school, freshmen are on the lowest rungs of the totem pole.
He's between a rock and the deep blue sea.
Let's hope that Steve Carlton gets his curve ball straightened out.
He was a very astute politician with both ears glued to the ground.
I do hope that you don't think I've been making a mountain out of a mole hole, but that's the whole kettle of fish in a nutshell.
By Richard Lederer from his book "Anguished English"
(Illustrations to help those teaching English)
Originally published November 14, 2002.
