单词 | to mix your metaphors |
释义 | to mix your metaphors phrase See full dictionary entry for metaphor If you mix your metaphors, you use two different metaphors. People do this accidentally, or sometimes deliberately as a joke. To mix metaphors, she's stabbed him in the back and he's shot himself in the foot. Despite the mixed metaphor, there is some truth in this judgement. |
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