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mixed metaphor
noun
: a metaphor that combines different images or ideas in a way that is foolish or illogical
Full Definition of MIXED METAPHOR
: a figure of speech combining inconsistent or incongruous metaphors
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First Known Use of MIXED METAPHOR
circa 1748
Rhymes with MIXED METAPHOR
air commodore, alienor, ambassador, ankylosaur, brachiosaur, conquistador, conservator, convenience store, Corregidor, department store, El Salvador, esprit de corps, foot in the door, forevermore, go to bat for, have it in for, hereinbefore, hold a brief for, ichthyosaur, insectivore, legislator, national seashore, plesiosaur, revolving door, San Salvador, toreador, tyrannosaur, Ulaanbaatar
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