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Mixed Metaphor

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Noun

1. mixed metaphor

a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mixed Metaphor

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noun
a combination of incongruous metaphors, as when the Nazi jackboots sing their swan song

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Mixed Metaphor

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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, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mixed Metaphor

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n.
A succession of incongruous metaphors, as in The negotiator played his cards to the hilt.

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