To: jessduntno
Now that President Obama and congressional Democrats have dug in their heels on passing a healthcare reform bill, it’s clear they are intent on driving off a cliff.Mixed metaphor alert!
6 posted on
03/04/2010 12:10:17 PM PST by
southernnorthcarolina
(Now with ConstructionCam! Click on my name and follow the progress.)
To: southernnorthcarolina
“Mixed metaphor alert!”
He evidently saw that whole bucket of worms as a horse of a different color...
7 posted on
03/04/2010 12:11:09 PM PST by
jessduntno
(They'll get my false teeth when they pry them from my sister's cold, dead mouth!)
To: southernnorthcarolina
Substitute “Have their blinders on” for “Dug in their heels” and it is corrected.
8 posted on
03/04/2010 12:12:05 PM PST by
Ingtar
(Reckon the process will be silly - Reckonsilliation)
To: southernnorthcarolina
"Mixed metaphor alert!"Alas, none are so blind as those who can't see the forest for the trees.
To: southernnorthcarolina
The author need to read “How to Write Good”.
“3.Avoid cliches like the plague. (They’re old hat.)”
“22.Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.”
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