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mixed metaphor

the use of two or more inconsistent metaphors in a single expression (Ex.: the storm of protest was nipped in the bud)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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