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- Mixed metaphors involve mixing two or more metaphors that are incompatible or incongruous. For example, you could mix the metaphors ‘flogging a dead horse’ and ‘noisy neighbours’ to make ‘flogging a dead noisy neighbour’.
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Jun 21, 2022 · Mixed Metaphors Explained: 8 Examples of Mixed Metaphors. A well-crafted metaphor uses consistent imagery ("hitting the nail on the head”); when you start mixing imagery ("hitting the nail on the nose"), you can create a type of malapropism known as a mixed metaphor.
Jul 10, 2024 · 4. Mixed Metaphors. Mixed metaphors are like playful combinations of comparisons. They are created when two metaphors are combined, even if they fit perfectly. The result is often a humorous and sometimes nonsensical effect.
definition: a combination of two or more metaphors with an inconsistent or nonsensical result or effect, such as, "He lit a fire that would soon bear fruit".
Mixed metaphors blend two different ideas, which can be confusing but also fun to untangle. Explain this to your child by comparing it to mixing up rules from different board games—it’s a bit silly, but it can lead to some laughs and creative thinking.
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In "Garner's Modern American Usage", Bryan A. Garner offers this classic example of a mixed metaphor from a speech by Boyle Roche in the Irish Parliament: This sort of mixed metaphor may occur when a speaker is so familiar with the figurative sense of a phrase ("smell a rat," "nip in the bud") that he fails to recognize the absurdity that results f...
"So now what we are dealing with is the rubber meeting the road, and instead of biting the bullet on these issues, we just want to punt.""[T]he bill is mostly a stew of spending on existing programs, whatever their warts may be.""A friend of mine, talking about the Democratic presidential candidates, tossed out a wonderful mixed metaphor: 'This is awfully weak tea to have to hang your hat on.'""The mayor has a heart as big as the Sahara for protecting 'his' police officers, and that is commendable. Unfortunately, he also often strips his gears by failing to engage the clutch when shiftin...Lynne Truss, "Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation", 2003 Chicago Tribune, cited by The New Yorker, August 13, 2007 The New York Times, January 27, 2009 Montgomery Advertiser, Alabama, cited by The New Yorker, November 16, 1987 Bob Herbert, "Behind the Curtain," The New York Times, November 27, 2007 Thomas L. Friedman, ...
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Mixed metaphors involve mixing two or more metaphors that are incompatible or incongruous. For example, you could mix the metaphors ‘flogging a dead horse’ and ‘noisy neighbours’ to make ‘flogging a dead noisy neighbour’.
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Jun 6, 2019 · A mixed metaphor is a succession of incongruous or ludicrous comparisons. Also known—playfully—as a mixaphor. Although many style guides condemn the use of mixed metaphors, in practice most of the objectionable combinations (as in the examples below) are actually clichés or dead metaphors.
